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Bordetella parapertussis Bacteremia: Clinical Expression and Bacterial Genomics.


ABSTRACT: Whooping cough's primary etiological agent is Bordetella pertussis. The closely related Bordetella parapertussis rarely causes severe disease. Here we report an unusual case of bacteremia caused by B. parapertussis, review the literature, and characterize the genomic sequence of the bacterial isolate in comparison with B. parapertussis isolates from respiratory infections.

SUBMITTER: Toubiana J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453521 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<i>Bordetella parapertussis</i> Bacteremia: Clinical Expression and Bacterial Genomics.

Toubiana Julie J   Azarnoush Saba S   Bouchez Valérie V   Landier Annie A   Guillot Sophie S   Matczak Soraya S   Bonacorsi Stéphane S   Brisse Sylvain S  

Open forum infectious diseases 20190307 4


Whooping cough's primary etiological agent is <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>. The closely related <i>Bordetella parapertussis</i> rarely causes severe disease. Here we report an unusual case of bacteremia caused by <i>B. parapertussis</i>, review the literature, and characterize the genomic sequence of the bacterial isolate in comparison with <i>B. parapertussis</i> isolates from respiratory infections. ...[more]

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