Bordetella bronchiseptica pleural infection in a patient with AIDS.
Bordetella bronchiseptica is an important veterinary pathogen but a rare cause of opportunistic respiratory tract infection in humans. We describe a case of pleural effusion caused by B. bronchiseptica in a patient with AIDS who was coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case in the medical literature in which the microorganism has been isolated from pleural fluid.
Viejo
Guillermo
G
Servicio de Microbiologia, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias, Spain. guiviejo@igijon.com
de la Iglesia
Pedro
P
Otero
Luis
L
Blanco
Maria Isabel
MI
Gomez
Beatriz
B
De Miguel
Dolores
D
Del Valle
Asuncion
A
De la Fuente
Belen
B
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents