Bordetella bronchiseptica Respiratory Infection in the Immunosuppressed Patient / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Bordetella bronchiseptica is a common cause of respiratory disease in animals but is a rare cause of human infection. Furthermore, most patients with Bordetella bronchiseptica infections are immunocompromised. The Bordetella bronchiseptica organism can cause pneumonia, septicemia, and peritonitis in humans with impaired immune systems. Additionally, it can lead to a life-threatening infection patients who have an underlying debilitation or impaired immunity. The respiratory tract is the most common site of infection. Sixty-two human cases of Bordetella bronchiseptica have been published in the English literature, and 84 % hadof the cases were associated with pneumonia or bronchitis. However, only one case of Bordetella bronchiseptica has been reported in South Korea, and it was associated with peritonitis. In the current study, we report a case of Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia diagnosed in an immunocompromised patient.