Bordetella bronchiseptica peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Byrd, L H; Anama, L; Gutkin, Michael; Chmel, Herman

doi:10.1128/jcm.14.2.232-233.1981

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“…Infection with B. bronchiseptica may produce only pertussis‐like symptoms in immunocompetent patients, but illness can range from mild respiratory symptoms to severe pneumonia in the immunocompromised hosts. Although over half of the human cases of B. bronchiseptica infection have involved HIV patients (9–13), other associated disease states include malignancy (6, 14–18), Down's syndrome (19), inflammatory tinea capitis (20), CF (21), branchial cleft cyst (3), Crohn's disease (22), thoracic trauma (23), hemo/peritoneal dialysis (24, 25), endocarditis (26), diabetes with ‘healed’ pulmonary tuberculosis (27), post‐traumatic meningitis (28) and a heart transplant recipient (29).…”

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Bordetella bronchisepticainfection in pediatric lung transplant recipients

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Ross

Horn

et al. 2003

Pediatric Transplantation

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Bordetella bronchiseptica are small, pleomorphic Gram-negative coccobacilli which are commensal organisms in the upper respiratory tract of many wild and domestic animals ('kennel cough' in dogs). While it is common for health care providers to ask about exposure to ill family/friends, most do not routinely inquire about the health or immunization status of household pets. We report two cases of B. bronchiseptica pneumonia in lung transplant recipients [cystic fibrosis (CF); ages 10 and 15 yr; one male] who contracted B. bronchiseptica from pet dogs. We compared their course and outcome to four children (two CF, one congenital heart disease and one Duchenne's muscular dystrophy; four males, age range 6 months to 14 yr) with B. bronchiseptica cultured from the respiratory tract. Two of the four patients also acquired their illnesses from pet dogs and two from unknown sources. One lung transplant recipient expired from progressive respiratory failure. We conclude that B. bronchiseptica can cause serious infections in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent children. We speculate that a detailed history of exposure to ill pets (particularly dogs), and the immunization status of all pets should be included in the routine evaluation of all pediatric transplant recipients.

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Bordetella bronchisepticainfection in pediatric lung transplant recipients

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Ross

Horn

et al. 2003

Pediatric Transplantation

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“…Bordetella bronchiseptica is a respiratory-tract pathogen of a wide variety of domestic and wild animal species [1] and has occasionally been isolated from man [2,3]. It causes kennel cough in dogs [4] and is involved in atrophic rhinitis of swine [5].…”

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Long-term survival of Bordetella bronchiseptica in lakewater and in buffered saline without added nutrients

Porter

1993

FEMS Microbiology Letters

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Bordetella bronchiseptica grew from small inocula, and retained viability for at least 24 weeks, in unsupplemented lakewater or phosphate-buffered saline. From washed inocula of around 10(3) colony-forming units/ml, there was growth at both 10 degrees C and 37 degrees C to give 10(6)-10(7) colony-forming units/ml. At 10 degrees C, these counts were maintained with little diminution up to week 24 when observations ceased. In the tests at 37 degrees C, two of three strains tested showed similar retention of viability. These results suggest that B. bronchiseptica may exist as hitherto unsuspected reservoirs of infection in freshwater habitats.

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“…Bordetella bronchiseptica (B. bronchiseptica) has long been recognized both as a commensal and a pathogen of domestic animals, causing respiratory diseases in dogs (kennel cough), pigs (atrophic rhinitis and pneumonia), rabbits (snuffles), and cats (pneumonia) [1]. It has rarely been isolated from human clinical specimens, and when reported in these cases it was associated with postsurgical and posttraumatic meningitis [2,3], endocarditis [4], peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [5] and especially with respiratory tract infections in immunocompromised patients [6][7][8][9][10]. Exposure to animals has been identified as a risk factor for B. bronchiseptica infections, however, this organism has also been found in patients unexposed to animals.…”

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confidence: 99%