Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2022)

International Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Rhodococcus equi

  • Jorge Val-Calvo,
  • Jane Darcy,
  • James Gibbons,
  • Alan Creighton,
  • Claire Egan,
  • Thomas Buckley,
  • Achim Schmalenberger,
  • Ursula Fogarty,
  • Mariela Scortti,
  • José A. Vázquez-Boland

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220222
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 9
pp. 1899 – 1903

Abstract

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A multidrug-resistant clone of the animal and human pathogen Rhodococcus equi, MDR-RE 2287, has been circulating among equine farms in the United States since the 2000s. We report the detection of MDR-RE 2287 outside the United States. Our finding highlights the risk for MDR-RE spreading internationally with horse movements.

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