Bordetella hinzii Meningitis in Patient with History of Kidney Transplant, Virginia, USA

Pechacek, Joseph; Raybould, Jillian; Morales, Megan

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Bordetella hinzii Meningitis in Patient with History of Kidney Transplant, Virginia, USA

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September 2021
By Pechacek, Joseph ; Raybould, Jillian ; Morales, Megan

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Pechacek, Joseph ; Raybould, Jillian ; Morales, Megan
Description:

A patient in Virginia, USA, who had previously undergone multiple kidney transplantations showed signs of Bordetella hinzii bacteremia and meningitis. This emerging pathogen has been increasingly identified as a clinically significant pathogen in immunosuppressed and, less frequently, immunocompetent patients. This patient was treated and recovered without further issue.
Subjects:

Bordetella Humans Kidney Transplantation Meningitis
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 27(9):2459-2461
Pubmed ID:

34424178
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8386777
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Virginia
Location:

North America
Volume:

27
Issue:

9
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:e7227623ccddcb0632e8950dea7ab0b382615e4c021000228fcaf11b9ba41985
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