Abstract
An infant who experienced recurrent episodes of respiratory failure received a diagnosis of pertussis on the basis of immunofluorescence testing, but culture revealed macrolide-resistant Bordetella bronchiseptica. Genetic analysis demonstrated that the child was not infected with a kennel cough vaccine strain, although the family's dog had recently been vaccinated. The infection cleared with imipenem therapy.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Bacterial Vaccines / classification
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Bacterial Vaccines / genetics
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Bordetella Infections / microbiology
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Bordetella bronchiseptica / classification*
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Bordetella bronchiseptica / genetics*
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Bordetella bronchiseptica / isolation & purification
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Cough / microbiology
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Cough / prevention & control
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Cough / veterinary*
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Culture Media
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Dog Diseases / microbiology
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Dog Diseases / prevention & control*
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Dogs
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Humans
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Immunocompetence
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Infant
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
Substances
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Bacterial Vaccines
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Culture Media