Bordetella trematum bacteraemia secondary to an empyema in an immunocompromised host: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bordetella trematum infection remains uncommon. More cases of bacteraemia are reported in recent years with the primary infection largely originating from skin and soft tissue sites. Yet, our understanding of its virulence, antibiotic susceptibility profile and treatment is still limited.

Case presentation

Case presentation. We report the first case of B. trematum bacteraemia from a left-sided empyema. An 87-year-old female patient with a past medical history of ischaemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus complicated by nephropathy and locally advanced left breast adenocarcinoma presented with fever, productive cough and shortness of breath. The B. trematum isolates from blood and pleural fluid were identified by MALDI-TOF and 16S rRNA

SUBMITTER: Wong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436011 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature