Bordetella hinzii Pneumonia in Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Emerg Infect Dis, 2022/04;28(4):844-847.

Ben Lakhal H, Cachinho JB, Kalfon P, Naas T, Benseddik Z

PMID: 35318919DOI: 10.3201/eid2804.212564

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Abstract
Patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 might have bacterial and fungal superinfections develop. We describe a clinical case of coronavirus disease with pulmonary aspergillosis associated with Bordetella hinzii pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient in France. B. hinzii infections are rare in humans and develop secondary to immunosuppression or debilitating diseases.

Keywords: Bordetella hinzii; COVID-19; France; SARS-COV-2; bacteria; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; infection; pneumonia; pulmonary aspergillosis; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virus; zoonoses

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