Bordetella holmesii meningitis in a 12-year-old anorectic girl.
We describe a 12-year-old anorectic girl with Bordetella holmesii meningitis, the techniques used for its identification, and minimum inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics for 7 B. Holmesii strains collected in the Netherlands during the past 12 years. B. holmesii meningitis has not been previously reported.
Departments of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Tessa
T
Van Balen
An-Emmie
AE
Nieman
Mirjam H A
MH
Hermans
Peter M
PM
Schneeberger
Esther
E
de Vries
D000855:Anorexia / Q000150:complications*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001884:Bordetella / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009426:Netherlands
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents