Bacteremia and complicated parapneumonic effusion caused by Bordetella holmesii in an elderly patient

Eveline Vancraeynest; Lien Cattoir; Kristien Van Vaerenbergh; Hans De Beenhouwer; Anne Vankeerberghen; An Boel

doi:10.1080/17843286.2020.1724448

Bacteremia and complicated parapneumonic effusion caused by Bordetella holmesii in an elderly patient

Acta Clin Belg. 2021 Aug;76(4):307-309. doi: 10.1080/17843286.2020.1724448. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

Authors

Eveline Vancraeynest¹, Lien Cattoir¹, Kristien Van Vaerenbergh¹, Hans De Beenhouwer¹, Anne Vankeerberghen¹, An Boel¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Aalst, Belgium.

PMID: 32009598
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2020.1724448

Abstract

We describe a case of bacteremia and a complicated parapneumonic effusion caused by Bordetella holmesii, in an elderly patient with underlying chronic hepatitis C infection.

Keywords: Bordetella holmesii; bacteremia; complicated parapneumonic effusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacteremia* / complications
Bordetella Infections* / complications
Bordetella Infections* / diagnosis
Bordetella*
Humans
Pleural Effusion*

Supplementary concepts

Bordetella holmesii