Bordetella bronchiseptica surinfection of bronchectasis

We report a case of a 35-years-old patient admitted for a bronchectasis inf ection with severe hypoxaemia and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid resistance. T he issue was favorable with a larger antibiotherapy. Culture of bronchial s ecretions obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed Bordetella bronchise ptica. Bordetella bronchiseptica is a Gram-negative coccobacillus known to cause respiratory tracts infections in domestic and laboratory animals. Hum an infection is rare and is usually associated with severe underlying disea se and contact with an animal reservoir In the human respiratory tract, Bor detella bronchiseptica causes cough, bronchitis or pneumonia. Adequate anti biotic therapy is usually efficient, but lethal forms have been described.