Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
This case report describes two episodes of pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. There was discrepancy between the in vitro sensitivity testing of the organism and subsequent clinical response to several antimicrobial agents. Human infection with B bronchiseptica is almost always associated with severe underlying disease and contact with an appropriate animal reservoir.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001884:Bordetella / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002417:Cattle; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D013552:Swine