Fatal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis with bacteraemia caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with cirrhosis.
We report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Bacillus cereus in a cirrhotic patient without preceding disruption of skin or symptoms of gastroenteritis. This rapidly fatal infection due to B. cereus adds to the long list of aetiologies of infectious complications among patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
Ya-Ling
YL
Lee
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chiayi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, ROC.
Sheng-Dong
SD
Shih
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Jong
YJ
Weng
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
Changhua
C
Chen
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC.
Chun-Eng
CE
Liu
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents