Opportunistic Pulmonary Bordetella hinzii Infection after Avian Exposure.

Aude Fabre (1, 2) , Clarisse Dupin (3) , François Bénézit (3) , Julien Goret (1) , Caroline Piau (3) , Stéphane Jouneau (3) , Sophie Guillot (4) , Francis Mégraud (1) , Samer Kayal (3) , Benoit Desrues (3) , Alain Le Coustumier (2) , Nicole Guiso (4)

1 CHU Bordeaux
2 Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier
3 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Ponchaillou]
4 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Coqueluche et autres bordetelloses

We report 2 cases of pulmonary Bordetella hinzii infection in immunodeficient patients. One of these rare cases demonstrated the potential transmission of the bacteria from an avian reservoir through occupational exposure and its persistence in humans. We establish bacteriologic management of these infections and suggest therapeutic options if needed.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Bactériologie

Aude Fabre, Clarisse Dupin, François Bénézit, Julien Goret, Caroline Piau, et al.. Opportunistic Pulmonary Bordetella hinzii Infection after Avian Exposure.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, 21 (12), pp.2122-6. ⟨10.3201/eid2112.150400⟩. ⟨hal-01255853⟩