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Rhodococcus equi Infection after Alemtuzumab Therapy for T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
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Dec 2007
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1942-1943.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Rhodococcus equi, mainly known from veterinary medicine as a pathogen in domestic animals, can also cause infections in immunocompromised humans, especially in those with defects in cellular immunity. Alemtuzumab, an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, causes lymphocytopenia by eliminating CD52-positive cells. We report a patient in whom Rhodococcus equi infection developed after alemtuzumab therapy.
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