Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in an immunocompetent pig farmer

•B. bronchiseptica has rarely been isolated from humans despite exposure to animals.•Working with farm animals, COPD or AIDS are risk factors to develop pneumonia.•B. bronchiseptica pneumonia may lead to misdiagnosis with other infections. Bordetella bronchiseptica is a gram negative bacterium, a co...

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Published in:IDCases 2022-01, Vol.27, p.e01435, Article e01435
Main Authors: Barcala Salido, José María, Mora-Delgado, Juan, Lojo-Cruz, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atypical pneumonia
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Case Report
Pig farmer
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Summary:•B. bronchiseptica has rarely been isolated from humans despite exposure to animals.•Working with farm animals, COPD or AIDS are risk factors to develop pneumonia.•B. bronchiseptica pneumonia may lead to misdiagnosis with other infections. Bordetella bronchiseptica is a gram negative bacterium, a common pathogen in respiratory infections of various mammals, mainly dogs and pigs, being extremely rare in humans, occurring in these cases especially in immunosuppressed individuals. We present the case of a male pig breeder with no evidence of immunosuppression, initially focused on possible pulmonary tuberculosis, who was diagnosed of B. bronchiseptica pneumonia, successfully treated with fluoroquinolones and doxycycline.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01435