Bordetella hinzii Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 2904 - 2907
• Main Authors: Maison-Fomotar, Michele, Sivasubramanian, Geetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.11.2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Bacteremia; Bacteremia - complications; Bacteremia - diagnosis; bacteria; Bacterial pneumonia; Bordetella; Bordetella - genetics; Bordetella hinzii; Bordetella Infections - complications; Bordetella Infections - diagnosis; Cardiovascular disease; Case studies; Cholangitis; coccobacilli; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; Diabetes; Dispatch; Drugs; Endocarditis; Gram-negative bacterial infections; Heart rate; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Kidney diseases; Mass spectrometry; Original Research; Oxygen saturation; Pathogens; Patients; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection; Poultry; Scientific imaging; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Tomography; Transplants & implants; Underserved populations; Urinary tract infections; Urogenital system; Whooping cough; United States; United States > US; San Francisco California; California; bacteria; coccobacilli; zoonoses; cholangitis; respiratory infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; soft tissue infections; pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Bordetella; Bordetella hinzii; urinary tract infections; coronavirus disease; endocarditis; bacteremia

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...