Bordetella holmesii bacteremia in asplenic children: report of four cases initially misidentified as Acinetobacter lwoffii

  • J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Oct;48(10):3762-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00595-10.
Markos Ioannis Panagopoulos  1 ,  Maude Saint Jean ,  Delphine Brun ,  Nicole Guiso ,  Sadjia Bekal ,  Philippe Ovetchkine ,  Bruce Tapiero
Affiliations
  • 1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
PMID: 20668129 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00595-10
Abstract

Bordetella holmesii is a fastidious Gram-negative rod that was initially identified in 1995. It causes bacteremia, predominantly among patients with anatomical or functional asplenia. We report four cases of B. holmesii bacteremia in asplenic children occurring within the last 4 years. In all cases, B. holmesii was misidentified by an automated system as Acinetobacter lwoffii.