Bordetella holmesii

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Introduction

Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bordetella

Pathology

Laboratory

Complications

  • no fatal cases of B holmesii have been reported; however invasive infections can cause substantial morbidity, even in previously healthy individuals

Differential diagnosis

Management

Notes

  • named in recognition of biologist Barry Holmes

More general terms

References

  1. Wikipedia: Bordetella holmesii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordetella_holmesii
  2. Pittet LF, Emonet S, Schrenzel J et al Bordetella holmesii: an under-recognised Bordetella species. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;14(6):510-9. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721229