Isolation of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus from bronchoalveolar lavage in a paediatric patient presenting with haemoptysis

We report a rare case of non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis accompanied by protracted infection with Aggregatibacter aphrophilus in a 12-year-old boy with haemoptysis. Keywords: Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, BAL, bronchoscopy, HACEK, non-CF bronchiectasis

Bibliographic Details
Published in:New Microbes and New Infections
Main Authors: K. Patas, K. Douros, K.N. Priftis, A. Ioannidis, C. Nikolaou, S. Chatzipanagiotou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297519300058