Update on emerging multidrug-resistant Rhodococcus equi

Jose Vázquez-Boland; Jorge Val-Calvo; Mariela Scortti

doi:10.1002/vetr.4071

Update on emerging multidrug-resistant Rhodococcus equi

Vet Rec. 2024 Mar 16;194(6):e4071. doi: 10.1002/vetr.4071.

Authors

Jose Vázquez-Boland¹, Jorge Val-Calvo¹, Mariela Scortti¹

Affiliation

¹ Microbial Pathogenesis Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences-Infection Medicine, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, IRR Building South, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU.

PMID: 38488609
DOI: 10.1002/vetr.4071

Abstract

Jose Vázquez-Boland, Jorge Val-Calvo and Mariela Scortti present a brief summary of the main aspects surrounding the recently identified multidrug-resistant Rhodococcus equi that emerged in the USA and the actions being taken to tackle the problem with support from the UK's Horserace Betting Levy Board.

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections* / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections* / epidemiology
Actinomycetales Infections* / veterinary
Animals
Rhodococcus equi*

Supplementary concepts

Rhodococcus hoagii