title: Pacemaker lead infection and related bacteraemia caused by normal and small colony variant phenotypes of Bacillus licheniformis.
abstract: Here, we report what we believe to be the first case of bacteraemia with small colony variants of Bacillus licheniformis related to a pacemaker lead infection by B. licheniformis displaying the normal phenotype. Arbitrarily primed PCR analysis showed a clonal strain. The infection was cured after the removal of the infected device.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Evgeny A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Idelevich
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pogoda
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ballhausen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wüllenweber
authors.affiliation: Division of Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eckardt
authors.affiliation: Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waltenberger
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Domagkstr. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*