Peripancreatic abscess supported by Bordetella hinzii

S. Kampmeier; F. Rennebaum; H. Schmidt; A. Riegel; M. Herrmann; F. Schaumburg

New Microbes and New Infections (Mar 2020)

Peripancreatic abscess supported by Bordetella hinzii

S. Kampmeier,
F. Rennebaum,
H. Schmidt,
A. Riegel,
M. Herrmann,
F. Schaumburg

Affiliations

S. Kampmeier: Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Germany; Corresponding author: S. Kampmeier, Institute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Robert-Koch-Strasse 41, 48149, Münster, Germany.
F. Rennebaum: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Münster, Germany
H. Schmidt: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Münster, Germany
A. Riegel: Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
M. Herrmann: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Germany; Section of Medical and Geographical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, Germany
F. Schaumburg: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34

Abstract

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We report a novel case of an infection with Bordetella hinzii, a pathogen usually detected in poultry, supporting a peripancreatic abscess formation as a complication of an acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Keywords: Acute necrotizing pancreatitis, immunosuppression, nonclassical Bordetella spp., treatment options, whole genome sequencing

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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