title: Bordetella holmesii bacteremia in asplenic children: report of four cases initially misidentified as Acinetobacter lwoffii.
abstract: Bordetella holmesii is a fastidious Gram-negative rod that was initially identified in 1995. It causes bacteremia, predominantly among patients with anatomical or functional asplenia. We report four cases of B. holmesii bacteremia in asplenic children occurring within the last 4 years. In all cases, B. holmesii was misidentified by an automated system as Acinetobacter lwoffii.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Markos Ioannis
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos
authors.forename: Maude
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saint Jean
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guiso
authors.forename: Sadjia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bekal
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ovetchkine
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tapiero
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001884:Bordetella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery