Bordetella holmesii, an emerging cause of septic arthritis.
Bordetella holmesii is a well-described pathogen in asplenic and immunocompromised patients. Here we report the first two published cases of septic arthritis caused by B. holmesii documented in apparently immunocompetent patients and unaccompanied by bacteremia.
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Salaheddin F
SF
Abouanaser
Jocelyn A
JA
Srigley
Tram
T
Nguyen
Suzanne E
SE
Dale
Jennie
J
Johnstone
Lindsay
L
Wilcox
Frances
F
Jamieson
Prasad
P
Rawte
Jeffrey M
JM
Pernica
D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001884:Bordetella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged