Three Case Reports of Bordetella hinzii, United States
Dr. James Fleckenstein, a professor of medicine and molecular microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Sarah Gregory discuss three case reports of Bordetella hinzii infection in this podcast. Read the associated articles in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Bordetella hinzii
Grace C. Wang, Miranda J. Wallace, Gayathri Krishnan, Patrick D. Olson, Abigail L. Carlson, Gautam Dantas, and James M. Fleckenstein
Abstract
Although Bordetella hinzii coccobacilli is most commonly identified in respiratory tracts of birds and rodents, this organism has occasionally been isolated in human infections. We describe a case of B. hinzii spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Missouri, USA. Whole-genome sequencing of blood and peritoneal fluid isolates confirmed B. hinzii infection.
Bordetella hinzii Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Michele Maison-Fomotar and Geetha Sivasubramanian
Abstract
Patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection may have bacterial co-infections, including pneumonia and bacteremia. Bordetella hinzii infections are rare, may be associated with exposure to poultry, and have been reported mostly among immunocompromised patients. We describe B. hinzii pneumonia and bacteremia in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 patient.
Bordetella hinzii Meningitis in Patient with History of Kidney Transplant, Virginia, USA
Joseph Pechacek, Jillian Raybould, and Megan Morales
Abstract
A patient in Virginia, USA, who had previously undergone multiple kidney transplantations showed signs of Bordetella hinzii bacteremia and meningitis. This emerging pathogen has been increasingly identified as a clinically significant pathogen in immunosuppressed and, less frequently, immunocompetent patients. This patient was treated and recovered without further issue.
