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. 2014 Jan;58(2):e39-43.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cit669. Epub 2013 Oct 2.

Bordetella holmesii bacteremia cases in the United States, April 2010-January 2011

Sara Y Tartof  1 , Prabhu Gounder, Don Weiss, Lillian Lee, Pamela K Cassiday, Thomas A Clark, Elizabeth C Briere; Bordetella holmesii Working Group
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Bordetella holmesii bacteremia cases in the United States, April 2010-January 2011

Sara Y Tartof et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bordetella holmesii; asplenia; bacteremia; pertussis.

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Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No potential conflicts of interest.

All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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Bacteremic Bordetella holmesii cases by month of onset and reporting site (N = 22). Abbreviations: CO, Colorado; CT, Connecticut; DE, Delaware; IN, Indiana; NY, New York; NYC, New York City; PA, Pennsylvania.
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