Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica

Nomonde Ritta Dlamini; Ahmed Bhamjee; Penelope Levick; Evelyn Uniacke; Husna Ismail; Anthony Smith

doi:10.3855/jidc.2074

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica

Authors

Nomonde Ritta Dlamini National Health Laboratory Service, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa
Ahmed Bhamjee National Health Laboratory Service, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa
Penelope Levick National Health Laboratory Service, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa
Evelyn Uniacke National Health Laboratory Service, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa
Husna Ismail National Institute for Communicable Diseases a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Anthony Smith National Institute for Communicable Diseases a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2074

Keywords:

Bordetella bronchiseptica, peritonitis, pneumonia

Abstract

Bordetella bronchiseptica is a rare cause of invasive human infection. The most common infection in humans is the respiratory tract infection and it is usually associated with immunosuppression, particularly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of a pneumonia and peritonitis in a 42-year-old female with alcoholic liver disease. The patient died despite treatment with antibiotics. This case illustrates the potential virulence of B. bronchiseptica in susceptible patients and to our knowledge it is the first case of primary peritonitis due to this organism.

Author Biography

Nomonde Ritta Dlamini, National Health Laboratory Service, Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa

Pathologist(Microbiology), Department of Clinical Microbiology, Addington Hospital, NHLS

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2011-11-30

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Dlamini NR, Bhamjee A, Levick P, Uniacke E, Ismail H, Smith A (2011) Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica. J Infect Dev Ctries 6:588–591. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2074

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Vol. 6 No. 07: July 2012

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Case Reports

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