Bordetella holmesii-like organisms isolated from Massachusetts patients with pertussis-like symptoms

We isolated Bordetella holmesii, generally associated with septicemia in patients with underlying conditions, from nasopharyngeal specimens of otherwise healthy young persons with a cough. The proportion of B. holmesii-positive specimens submitted to the Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute incr...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 1999-05, Vol.5 (3), p.441-443
Main Authors: Yih, W K, Silva, E A, Ida, J, Harrington, N, Lett, S M, George, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bordetella - classification
Bordetella - isolation & purification
Child
Female
Humans
Infant
Massachusetts
Middle Aged
Nasopharynx - microbiology
Sepsis - microbiology
United States
Whooping Cough - microbiology
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Summary:We isolated Bordetella holmesii, generally associated with septicemia in patients with underlying conditions, from nasopharyngeal specimens of otherwise healthy young persons with a cough. The proportion of B. holmesii-positive specimens submitted to the Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute increased from 1995 to 1998.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0503.990317