Isolation of Bordetella bronchiseptica from blood and a pancreatic abscess.
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a respiratory pathogen rarely encountered in human hosts. We describe a case of bacteremia and pancreatic abscess caused by this organism. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of B. bronchiseptica causing intra-abdominal infection in the form of an abscess.
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada nancy.matic@mail.utoronto.ca.
Nancy A
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Matic
Division of Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Paul E
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Bunce
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000382:microbiology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed