Bordetella bronchiseptica in a paediatric cystic fibrosis patient: possible transmission from a household cat.
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a zoonotic respiratory pathogen commonly found in domesticated farm and companion animals, including dogs and cats. Here, we report isolation of B. bronchiseptica from a sputum sample of a cystic fibrosis patient recently exposed to a kitten with an acute respiratory illness. Genetic characterization of the isolate and comparison with other isolates of human or feline origin strongly suggest that the kitten was the source of infection.
USDA/Agricultural Research Service/National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, USA. rdeora@wfubmc.edu
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D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D021521:Ribotyping; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology*