Abstract:A 62-year-old woman with splenic marginal zone lymphoma presented with fever, cough and bilateral pneumonia 11 days after chemotherapy. A bronchoalveolar lavage showed numerous leukocytes and Gramnegative bacilli that were identified as <i>Bordetella bronchiseptica</i> in culture. An antibiotherapy with minocycline and ciprofloxacin helped her to stop coughing. This unusual micro-organism, which has mainly an animal reservoir, is a rarely cause of human infection, almost always in immunocompromised… Show more
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