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A Case Report of Bordetella holmesii Concomitant Vascular Graft Infection and Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Hindy JR, Stevens RW, Alvarez-Mulett SL, Tande AJ, Wilson WR, Shah AS

Case reports in infectious diseases, 2026

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Abstract

Bordetella holmesii is a fastidious Gram-negative coccobacillus that was first isolated in 1983. It is an infrequent human pathogen, predominantly limited to asplenic and other immunocompromised hosts. We describe herein the first reported case of vascular graft infection caused by B. holmesii with concomitant native vertebral osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.

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