ABSTRACT
Bordetella bronchiseptica rarely infects immunocompetent humans. We report an unusual case of recurrent pertussis-like syndrome caused by B. bronchiseptica in a 7-month-old immunocompetent boy. Molecular analysis demonstrated that the isolates from the child and mother were identical.
Subject(s)
Bordetella Infections/immunology , Bordetella bronchiseptica/isolation & purification , Respiratory Tract Infections/immunology , Respiratory Tract Infections/microbiology , Bordetella bronchiseptica/genetics , Humans , Immunocompetence , Infant , Male , Nasopharynx/microbiologyABSTRACT
The identification of 83 Corynebacterium, 13 Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, and 10 Rhodococcus equi strains by conventional methods (API Coryne complemented with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis) was compared with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry identification. The correlation between API and MALDI-TOF results was 89%. MALDI-TOF is a rapid and accurate system for identification of the above-mentioned microorganisms.
