Infectious Disease Report: Bordetella pertussis Infection in Patients With Cancer.

Abstract

We illustrate 2 cases of pneumonia associated with Bordetella pertussis infection in 72-year-old and 61-year-old patients with cancer receiving myelosuppressive therapy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bacterial infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer, and those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant, solid organ transplant, or myelosuppressive therapy are at increased risk. The infection was detected and the 2 patients had good outcomes following azithromycin treatment. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory illness that has become a public health challenge due to decreased immunity of the pertussis vaccine. Therefore, it is critical to recognize pertussis early in the course of the disease.

• Authors: Abraham Yacoub, Sowmya Nanjappa, Tyler Janz, John N Greene
• Journal: Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (Cancer Control) Vol. 23 Issue 2 Pg. 163-6 (Apr 2016) ISSN: 1526-2359 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 27218794 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Bordetella pertussis (pathogenicity)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms (complications)