Bacillus Cereus bacteremia complicated by brain abscess in a severely immunocompromised patient: Addressing importance of early recognition and challenges in diagnosis

Bacillus Cereus bacteremia complicated by brain abscess in a severely immunocompromised patient: Addressing importance of early recognition and challenges in diagnosis

Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) is a known cause of a food poisoning in the general population. However, it can cause life-threatening sepsis and shock in severely immunocompromised patients with hematologic malignancies, which frequently lead to central nervous system (CNS) infections associated with h...

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Main Authors: David Schoenfeld, Dasom Lee, John A. Arrington, John Greene, Olga Klinkova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Bacillus cereus
Brain abscess
Immunocompromised
16S rRNA PCR sequencing
CNS infection
Combination antibiotic therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001536

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