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1. Rhodococcus equi infection after alemtuzumab therapy for T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia.(DISPATCHES)
Rhodococcus equi, mainly known from veterinary medicine...cells. We report a patient in whom Rhodococcus equi infection developed after alemtuzumab therapy. ********** Rhodococcus equi is a soil-borne, asporogenous, nonmotile...
December 1, 2007; Emerging Infectious Diseases

2. Georgia, North Carolina, New York Inventors Develop Rhodococcus Equi Mutant Strains
...Hondalus of Crawford, Ga., Shruti Jain of Durham, N.C., and Joseph Ashour of New York, have developed mutant strains of Rhodococcus equi are disclosed, and vaccines comprising same, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were...
November 22, 2007; US Fed News Service, Including US State News

3. Early diagnosis crucial for foal pneumonia
Rhodococcus equi remains particularly insidious threat...disease of the lower airway, especially Rhodococcus equi pneumonia prior to 6 months of age...foal pneumonia, the illness caused by Rhodococcus equi continues to be a major cause of loss...
April 1, 2005; DVM

4. Letters: A need to be open about this disease.(Sports)
...protectionism in the fight against Rhodococcus Equi WITH reference to Mr Burke's letter (November 13) regarding the Rhodococcus Equi, I fully support his appeal...who has had an experience with Rhodococcus Equi to contact the TBA for research...
December 4, 2002; The Racing Post (London, England)

5. Letters: We must fight deadly disease.(Sports)
...Peter Burke says foals need more protection AS the owner of a Kayf Tara foal who has contracted the awful disease Rhodococcus Equi while at stud, I am appealing to anyone else who may have a foal also struck down by this deadly disease to pressurise...
November 13, 2002; The Racing Post (London, England)

6. Australian Inventors Develop Antigenic Peptide Fragments
...the VapA protein that binds antibodies specific for Rhodococcus equi and the VapA protein. In a preferred form the peptide...Methods of diagnosing a vertebrate for the presence of rhodococcus equi (R. equi) using the peptide and methods of vaccinating...
February 5, 2007; US Fed News Service, Including US State News

7. Equestrian World: Make sure your foal gets of to a flying start.(Farming Life)
...whose growth falls far short of their genetic potential. Whether due to illness, i.e. chronic scouring, pneumonia, Rhodococcus equi etc or because the mare was short of 'suck' by the time the foal has reached weaning time much valuable time has...
March 29, 2003; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

8. Disinfection mainstay of any infectious disease control program
...Clostridium spp (diarrheal disease), equine viral arteritis virus, equine herpesvirus 1 & 4, equine influenza, Rhodococcus equi, Leptospira spp, and even Trichophyton and other fingal agents causing contagious ringworm. Of course, gram negative...
May 1, 2001; DVM

9. Preventing Zoonotic Diseases in Immunocompromised Persons: The Role of Physicians and Veterinarians.
...immunocompromised persons include Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium spp., Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Giardia lamblia, Rhodococcus equi, Bartonella spp., Mycobacterium marinum, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Chlamydia psittaci, and zoophilic dermatophytes...
January 1, 1999; Emerging Infectious Diseases

10. Pets and people with compromised immune systems Ask the Vet
...associated with animals include Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium spp, Salmonella spp, Campylobacter spp, Giardia sp, Rhodococcus equi, Bartonella (Rochalimaea) spp, Mycobacterium marinum, and Bordetella bronchiseptica. Salmonella and Campylobacter...
August 23, 2006; Courier News (Elgin, IL)