title: Sepsis and meningoencephalitis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: We herein report the findings of a case of myelodysplastic syndrome that was complicated by septicemia and meningoencephalitis, both of which were caused by Bacillus cereus. In contrast to all of the previous cases of B. cereus that have been seen at our institution, this patient did not have any invasive devices, such as a central venous catheter, that could have acted as a conduit for a B. cereus infection. Although B. cereus-induced meningoencephalitis is often lethal, the immediate treatment with a regimen of antibiotics including vancomycin was effective in eradicating the infection and, therefore, in reversing both the septicemia and the meningoencephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Raine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tatara
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Mizuho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Iekuni
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Masataro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norizuki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muroi
authors.forename: Keiya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology