Bordetella bronchoseptica pneumonia with shock in an immunocompetent patient

Scand J Infect Dis. 1996;28(2):197-8. doi: 10.3109/00365549609049077.

Abstract

Bordetella bronchoseptica is a rarely reported cause of human infection, but is a common respiratory tract commensal of mammals. Human infection with B. bronchoseptica is almost always associated with severe underlying disease and contact with an appropriate animal reservoir. We report a case of pneumonia with shock caused by B. bronchoseptica in an immunocompetent patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bordetella Infections / etiology*
  • Bordetella Infections / transmission
  • Bordetella bronchiseptica / isolation & purification*
  • Disease Reservoirs*
  • Dogs*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / transmission
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology