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Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Apr 1994
Case ReportsBordetella pertussis as a cause of chronic respiratory infection in an AIDS patient.
- R Colebunders, C Vael, K Blot, J Van Meerbeeck, J Van den Ende, and M Ieven.
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
- Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 1994 Apr 1; 13 (4): 313-5.
AbstractA 60-year-old heterosexual man with AIDS was admitted to hospital with dyspnea, a severe paroxysmal non-productive cough of two months' duration, low-grade fever and exhaustion. Bordetella pertussis was cultured from a bronchoalveolar lavage specimen. After erythromycin therapy (500 mg q.i.d. for two weeks) all respiratory symptoms resolved progressively over a four-week period. Bordetella pertussis should be added to the long list of pathogens that may cause respiratory disease in persons with HIV infection.
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