title: Necrotizing gastritis due to Bacillus cereus in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Bacillus cereus is increasingly being acknowledged as a serious bacterial pathogen in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of acute necrotizing gastritis caused by B. cereus in a 37-year-old woman with acute myeloblastic leukemia, who recovered following total parenteral nutrition and treatment with imipenem and vancomycin. B. cereus was isolated from gastric mucosa and blood cultures. Up to now, no case of acute necrotizing gastritis due to this organism has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care, Pavilion N, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Scanff
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammedi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiebaut
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Argaud
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D015378:Imipenem