Canine acquired pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica

Luis Lantigua Tatem; Todd Veale; Christopher Richardson; Tracy Luckhardt

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01922

Canine acquired pneumonia caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica

IDCases. 2023 Oct 31:34:e01922. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01922. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Luis Lantigua Tatem¹, Todd Veale², Christopher Richardson³, Tracy Luckhardt¹

Affiliations

¹ The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, 1900 University Blvd. Tinsley Harrison Tower, Suite 422, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
² The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
³ The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, 1900 University Blvd. Tinsley Harrison Tower, Suite 513A, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.

Abstract

Here, we present the case of a 55-year-old male with HIV and persistent lymphopenia who developed a paroxysmal severe cough for over three weeks. Microbiology studies were positive for abundant colonies of Bordetella bronchiseptica. He reports that his dog was also ill with a severe cough, suggesting a possible canine-to-human transmission. This zoonosis has been increasingly recognized and possesses significant morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised hosts.

Keywords: Bordetella bronchiseptica; Dog; HIV; Pneumonia; Zoonosis.

Publication types

Case Reports