Cavitary pneumonia in an AIDS patient caused by an unusual Bordetella bronchiseptica variant producing reduced amounts of pertactin and other major antigens

Cavitary pneumonia in an AIDS patient caused by an unusual Bordetella bronchiseptica variant producing reduced amounts of pertactin and other major antigens

Although Bordetella bronchiseptica can infect and colonize immunocompromised humans, its role as a primary pathogen in pneumonia and other respiratory processes affecting those patients remains controversial. A case of cavitary pneumonia caused by B. bronchiseptica in an AIDS patient is presented, a...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo, B. (Benito), Villanueva, J.L. (José Luis), Rodriguez-Cuesta, J. (Juan), Vergara, N. (Nuria), Bernabeu, M. (Máximo), Garcia-Curiel, A. (Andrés), Martinez-de-Tejada, G. (Guillermo)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Filamentous hemagglutinin
Pertussis
Infection
Parapertussis
Identification
Virulence
Bacteria
Locus
Host
Microbiology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29509

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