title: [Severe pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica].
abstract: Bordetella bronchiseptica rarely causes disease in man, and is an unusual pathogen in animals. It causes a pertussis-like syndrome, but pneumonia and sepsis have been described in the immunocompromised as well as in the immunocompetent. A 53-year-old man with adult-onset diabetes and healed pulmonary tuberculosis presented with lobar pneumonia and rapidly developed septic shock with adult respiratory distress syndrome. He responded well to the combination of piperacillin-tazobactam.
authors.affiliation: Yoseftal Hospital, Eilat.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuabi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faivisevitz
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Alkan
mesh_terms: D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D010878:Piperacillin