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Severe Necrotizing Community‐Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

open access: yesCase Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Deborah Shefa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Bordetella Infections in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
: Background: : Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) are associated with a variety of viral and bacterial infectious agents, some of which are potentially preventable by immunization. Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping cough, has not
Bonhoeffer, J.   +4 more
core  

Maternal pertussis is hazardous for a newborn: a case report

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Pertussis, or whooping cough, a highly contagious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, is making a comeback globally and nationally in spite of reasonable vaccination coverage.
Didem Armangil   +3 more
doaj  

Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Initial experience of Hospital de São João

open access: yesRevista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2014
The purpose of this series is to report the initial ECMO experience of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital de São João. The first three clinical cases are reported.
G. Rocha   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

CLINICAL CASE REPORT: PERTUSSIS INFECTION FOLLOWED BY A PARAPERTUSSIS INFECTION IN THE SAME CHILD

open access: yesProblems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Whooping cough is a vaccine-preventable, acute respiratory disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. In recent years there has been a worldwide reccurrence of pertussis infection.
Nadia Brankova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular aspects of Bordetella pertussis pathogenesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The molecular mechanisms of Bordetella virulence are now well understood, and many virulence factors have been identified and characterized at the molecular level.
Camille Locht
core   +2 more sources

Reemergence of Bordetella parapertussis, United States, 2019–2023

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases
To determine changes in Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis detection rates, we analyzed 1.43 million respiratory multiplex PCR test results from US facilities from 2019 through mid-2023. From mid-2022 through mid-2023, Bordetella spp.
Brooklyn A. Noble   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of phosphoglucomutase of Bordetella bronchiseptica in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and virulence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The phosphoglucomutase (PGM)-encoding gene of Bordetella bronchiseptica is required for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. An insertion mutant of the wild-type B.
West, Nicholas P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization of Protein Involved in Hemolysis Expressed by Sneathia amnii, a Pathogen of the Female Urogenital Tract [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Sneathia amnii is a poorly characterized gram-negative anaerobe that commonly colonizes the vagina. It has been linked to many obstetric disorders, including preterm labor, preeclampsia, and chorioamnionitis. S.
Carrasco, Lizette   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Resurgence of pertussis: Epidemiological trends, contributing factors, challenges, and recommendations for vaccination and surveillance

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Pertussis, a respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, remains a global health challenge despite decades of vaccination. The inclusion of diphtheria, tetanus, and whole-cell pertussis (DTwP) vaccines in the World Health Organization (WHO ...
Sijia Wang, Shimo Zhang, Jue Liu
doaj   +1 more source

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