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Bordetella holmesii Bacteraemia in an Individual on Haemodialysis
1 Jan 2001
Abstract excerpt
A case of haemodialysis-associated bacteraemia due to Bordetella holmesii is described. Commercially available identification kits failed to identify the isolate, which was speciated using 16s rRNA gene sequencing. B. holmesii is a rare cause of bacteraemia, endocarditis and pneumonia in the immunosuppressed and may also cause a pertussis-like illness.
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