Open AccessRecurrent Respiratory Infection Caused by Bordetella Bronchiseptica in an Immunocompetent Infant
Author(s) -
María José Lozano de la Torre,
C. García de la Fuente,
Carlos Ruı́z de Alegrı́a,
Concepción Pérez del Molino,
Jesús Agüero,
Luis Martínez-Martínez
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e31825d2e84
Subject(s) - bordetella bronchiseptica , medicine , bordetella pertussis , bordetella , microbiology and biotechnology , immunocompetence , virology , immunology , biology , bacteria , immune system , genetics
Bordetella bronchiseptica rarely infects immunocompetent humans. We report an unusual case of recurrent pertussis-like syndrome caused by B. bronchiseptica in a 7-month-old immunocompetent boy. Molecular analysis demonstrated that the isolates from the child and mother were identical.