Bordetella holmesii
is a fastidious Gram-negative rod that was initially identified in 1995. It causes bacteremia, predominantly among patients with anatomical or functional asplenia. We report four cases of
B. holmesii
bacteremia in asplenic children occurring within the last 4 years. In all cases,
B. holmesii
was misidentified by an automated system as
Acinetobacter lwoffii.
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