PNEUMONIA DUE TO BORDETELLA-BRONCHISEPTIC A IN PATIENTS WITH HIV-INFECTION

We report two cases of pneumonia due to Bordetella bronchiseptica in p atients with HIV infection. One of them was presenting as the first op portunistic infection. History of animal contacts was reported. The pa tients were cured with ofloxacin, which has been found bactericidal in vitro. In patients with HIV presenting respiratory symptoms and expos ed to animals, pathogenic role of B. bronchiseptica should be suspecte d. A bronchoalveolar lavage is necessary to allow isolations of B. bro nchiseptica and antimicrobial susceptibility tests including broth dil ution tests, since appropriate treatment has not been yet established.