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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura Biederman, Marc R. Rosen, Brent S. Bobik, Amity L. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000268