Bordetella holmesii infection

Definition:

Bordetella holmesii is a fastidious asaccharolytic oxidase-negative gram-negative bacterium closely related to B. pertussis. It has been reported as a rare cause of bacteremia, pertussis-like respiratory tract infection, and endocarditis predominantly in patients with anatomical or functional asplenia.

References:

[1]. Christina Dörbecker, et al. Community-acquired pneumonia due to Bordetella holmesii in a patient with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. J Infect. 2007 Apr;54(4):e203-5. [Content Brief]

[2]. Didier Moissenet, et al. Septic arthritis caused by Bordetella holmesii in an adolescent with chronic haemolytic anaemia. J Med Microbiol. 2011 Nov;60(Pt 11):1705-1707. [Content Brief]

[3]. Frits R Mooi, et al. Characterization of Bordetella holmesii isolates from patients with pertussis-like illness in The Netherlands. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2012 Mar;64(2):289-91. [Content Brief]

[4]. Laura Barrado, et al. [Bordetella holmesii bacteremia in a child with sickle cell disease]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2011 Dec;29(10):779-80. [Content Brief]

[5]. Markos Ioannis Panagopoulos, et al. Bordetella holmesii bacteremia in asplenic children: report of four cases initially misidentified as Acinetobacter lwoffii. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Oct;48(10):3762-4. [Content Brief]

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