Virulence Analysis of Bacillus cereus Isolated after Death of Preterm Neonates, Nice, France, 2013

Virulence Analysis of Bacillus cereus Isolated after Death of Preterm Neonates, Nice, France, 2013

After the deaths of 2 preterm neonates with Bacillus cereus systemic infection in the same intensive care unit, we investigated the pathogenic potential of this bacterium. Genetic and virulence analysis indicated the neonates were infected with 2 different strains with a virulence potential similar...

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Main Authors: Romain Lotte, Anne-Laure Hérissé, Yasmina Berrouane, Laurène Lotte, Florence Casagrande, Luce Landraud, Sabine Herbin, Nalini Ramarao, Laurent Boyer, Raymond Ruimy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacillus cereus
emerging pathogen
virulence
bacteria
environmental pathogen
neonates
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-1788_article

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