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Bordetella pertussis
Pathology:
- etiologic agent of pertussis (whooping cough)
Laboratory:
Bordetella pertussis culture
- culture media:
a) Regan-Lowe agar incubated at 36 C, examined for 6 days
b) colonies presumptively identified with fluorescein- conjugated B. pertussis antiserum*
c) B. pertussis will not grow on blood-free media
d) B. pertussis usually requires 3-4 days to grow on chocolate agar
Nitrite -; urease -; citrate -
* cross-reactivity of antiserum with Legionella
see pertussis
see ARUP consult [3]
Management:
- macrolide
- alternative: Bactrim
Related
pertussis (whooping cough, 100 day cough)
General
Bordetella
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1161-62
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009
- ARUP Consult: Bordetella pertussis - Whooping Cough
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