Bordetella petrii recovered from chronic pansinusitis in an adult with cystic fibrosis

Laura Biederman; Marc R Rosen; Brent S Bobik; Amity L Roberts

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2015.09.004

Bordetella petrii recovered from chronic pansinusitis in an adult with cystic fibrosis

IDCases. 2015 Sep 26;2(4):97-8. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2015.09.004. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Laura Biederman¹, Marc R Rosen², Brent S Bobik¹, Amity L Roberts¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Pavilion Building, Suite 207, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

Abstract

To date Bordetella petrii has infrequently been identified within the clinical setting likely due to the asaccharolytic nature of this organism. We present a case of B. petrii recovered on two separate events in a patient with adult cystic fibrosis experiencing chronic pansinusitis.

Keywords: Adult cystic fibrosis; Bordetella petrii; MALDI-TOF; Pansinusitis.

Publication types

Case Reports