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Lung Infection Caused by Gordona aurantiaca (Rhodococcus aurantiacus)

¹ The National Chubu Hospital, Obu, Aichi, Japan 474
² The National Fukuoka Higashi Hospital, Koga, Fukuoka, Japan 811-31

ABSTRACT

We report that Gordona aurantiaca (Rhodococcus aurantiacus) caused a lung infection in humans. The case of a 50-year-old male farmer is shown. This is the first report of infection by this organism.

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