Bordetella petrii recovered from chronic pansinusitis in an adult with cystic fibrosis
Laura Biederman,
Marc R. Rosen,
Brent S. Bobik,
Amity L. Roberts
Affiliations
Laura Biederman
Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Pavilion Building, Suite 207, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Marc R. Rosen
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 925 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Brent S. Bobik
Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Pavilion Building, Suite 207, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Amity L. Roberts
Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Pavilion Building, Suite 207, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
To date Bordetella petrii has infrequently been identified within the clinical setting likely due to the asaccharolytic nature of this organism. We present a case of B. petrii recovered on two separate events in a patient with adult cystic fibrosis experiencing chronic pansinusitis.
