title: Two gas-gangrene-like infections due to Bacillus cereus.
abstract: Two cases of postoperative gas-gangrene-like infection due to Bacillus cereus are reported, drawing attention to the fact that Bacillus cereus, a common environmental bacterium, can occasionally give rise to severe post-operative infection. Characteristics of the organism related to the epidemiology and pathogenesis of such infections are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology