Bordetella hinzii Meningitis in Patient with History of Kidney Transplant, Virginia, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;27(9):2459-2461. doi: 10.3201/eid2709.210350.

Abstract

A patient in Virginia, USA, who had previously undergone multiple kidney transplantations showed signs of Bordetella hinzii bacteremia and meningitis. This emerging pathogen has been increasingly identified as a clinically significant pathogen in immunosuppressed and, less frequently, immunocompetent patients. This patient was treated and recovered without further issue.

Keywords: Bordetella hinzii; United States; Virginia; bacteremia; bacteria; meningitis/encephalitis; transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bordetella*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Meningitis*
  • Virginia / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

  • Bordetella hinzii