title: Fatal outcome of Bacillus cereus septicaemia.
abstract: Bacillus cereus is a ubiquitous environmental micro-organism which is often a contaminant of clinical cultures. Infections due to B. cereus are described, but mostly in immunocompromised patients. We report a fatal outcome of B. cereus septicaemia in an immunocompetent patient with a mechanical mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. i.o.lede@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lede
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vlaar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roosendaal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geerlings
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spanjaard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents