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Bordetella holmesii Bacteremia Cases in the United States, April 2010–January 2011
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Source: Clin Infect Dis. 58(2):e39-e43 -
Alternative Title:Clin Infect Dis
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Description:We describe the first report of temporally related cases of Bordetella holmesii bacteremia. Demographic and clinical data were collected through chart abstraction and case-patient interviews. Twenty-two cases were identified from 6 states. Symptom onset dates ranged from April 2010 to January 2011. Median age of patients was 17.1 years and 64% had functional or anatomic asplenia. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of a sample of isolates were identical. These cases occurred during a peak in pertussis outbreaks with documented cases of B. holmesii/Bordetella pertussis respiratory coinfection; whether there is a link between B. holmesii respiratory and bloodstream infection is unknown.
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Pubmed ID:24092805
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4606926
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