Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a preterm neonate

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3441-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3441-3444.2003.

Abstract

Bacillus cereus is an uncommon but potentially serious bacterial pathogen causing infections of the bloodstream, lungs, and central nervous system of preterm neonates. A case of bacteremia caused by B. cereus in a 19-day-old preterm neonate who was successfully treated with vancomycin, tobramycin, meropenem, and clindamycin is described. Implications for the diagnostic laboratory and clinicians when Bacillus species are detected in normally sterile sites are discussed, and the small numbers of infant infections proven to be due to this organism that have been described previously are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacillaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacillaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacillus cereus / classification
  • Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature*
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents