Rapidly Progressive, Fata Infection Caused by Bacillus Cereus in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Clin Lab
; 64(10): 1761-1764, 2018 Oct 01.
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| ID: mdl-30336522
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We herein report a fatal case of fulminant septicemia caused by Bacillus cereus in a 49-year-old female with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving chemotherapy.METHODS:
Her two blood culture sets were positive for Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium. Bacillus cereus was identified by high-throughput MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing.RESULTS:
The patient died within 12 hours from the onset of B cereus infection.CONCLUSIONS:
Patients with acute leukemia presented with fever and unexplained multiple organ lesions, especially accompanied by CNS symptoms, should alert to the possibility of Bacillus cereus infection.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bacillus cereus
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Febre
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Lab
Assunto da revista:
TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article