Bordetella holmesii bacteraemia in an individual on haemodialysis.
A case of haemodialysis-associated bacteraemia due to Bordetella holmesii is described. Commercially available identification kits failed to identify the isolate, which was speciated using 16s rRNA gene sequencing. B. holmesii is a rare cause of bacteraemia, endocarditis and pneumonia in the immunosuppressed and may also cause a pertussis-like illness.
Greig
J R
JR
Department of Medical Microbiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Gunda
S S
SS
Kwan JTC
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001884:Bordetella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis