Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview
Microbiology:
• Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
• Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
• Produces pale salmon-pink colonies on solid media
• Exposure
Reservoir:
• Farm soil, Manure, Horse farms
• Warmer climates, worldwide distribution except Antartica
Transmission (Zoonotic disease):
• Exposure to soil contaminated with herbivore manure
• Inhalation or ingestion of contaminated material
• Direct inoculation due to trauma
Diagnosis
Treatment:
• Azithromycin OR Moxifloxacin
AND
• One of the following: Rifampin, Vancomycin, Imipenem, Linezolid
By @TheIDtrivia
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