title: Bacillus cereus necrotizing cellulitis mimicking clostridial myonecrosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a case of rapidly progressive necrotizing cellulitis in an immunocompromised farmer caused by Bacillus cereus, and review 15 additional cases of serious soft tissue infection due to this organism reported in the English language literature. These cases illustrate the potential for B. cereus to cause fulminant soft tissue disease indistinguishable from that caused by clostridia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Reller
mesh_terms: D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology