UNEXPECTED ISOLATION OF BORDETELLA-PERTUSSIS FROM A BLOOD CULTURE

Authors
JANDA WM SANTOS E STEVENS J CELIG D TERRILE L SCHRECKENBERGER PC
Citation
Wm. Janda et al., UNEXPECTED ISOLATION OF BORDETELLA-PERTUSSIS FROM A BLOOD CULTURE, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(11), 1994, pp. 2851-2853
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2851 - 2853
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:11<2851:UIOBFA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Bordetella pertussis was isolated from a culture of blood from a 31-ye ar old man with Wegener's granulomatosis. The organism was detected wi th the BACTEC 9240 system after 6 days of incubation and was confirmed as B. pertussis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of the recovery of B. pertussis from blood.