Report of a rare case of sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with the involvement of soft tissues cellulitis

<em>Bacillus</em> <em>pumilus</em> is an environmental contaminant, rarely associated with human diseases. In this report we describe a case of a severe sepsis caused by B. pumilus in a 7-year-old healthy child. The microorganism has been isolated from two blood cultures and...

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Main Authors: Libera Clemente, Dana Dragovic, Cristina Milocco, Francesco Fontana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/6289