Osteomyelitis due to Bacillus cereus in an adolescent: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis 1994 Jun;18(6):863-7
Date
06/01/1994Pubmed ID
8086544DOI
10.1093/clinids/18.6.863Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028279356 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 18 CitationsAbstract
Non-anthracis Bacillus species associated with clinical infections are usually dismissed as contaminants or nonpathogens. As opportunists, however, Bacillus organisms can cause significant systemic infections including bacteremia, endophthalmitis, and pneumonia. Osteomyelitis with non-anthracis Bacillus organisms has been described in adults, although to our knowledge it has been described only once in a child. We report a case of chronic osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus and superinfection with Bacillus cereus in a 13-year-old adolescent. A Bacillus isolate should be considered a true pathogen in children with chronic osteomyelitis who have a poor clinical response to antistaphylococcal therapy.
Author List
Schricker ME, Thompson GH, Schreiber JRMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentBacillaceae Infections
Bacillus cereus
Bone Transplantation
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Femur
Humans
Osteomyelitis
Radiography
Staphylococcal Infections
Superinfection
Vancomycin