Open AccessIsolation of Bordetella bronchiseptica from Blood and a Pancreatic Abscess
Author(s) -
Nancy Matic,
Paul E. Bunce
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00175-15
Subject(s) - bordetella bronchiseptica , isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , abscess , bordetella , biology , medicine , bacteria , bordetella pertussis , surgery , genetics
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a respiratory pathogen rarely encountered in human hosts. We describe a case of bacteremia and pancreatic abscess caused by this organism. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case ofB. bronchiseptica causing intra-abdominal infection in the form of an abscess.
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