title: Persistent Bacillus cereus Bacteremia in 3 Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA.
abstract: Bacillus cereus is typically considered a blood culture contaminant; however, its presence in blood cultures can indicate true bacteremia. We report 4 episodes of B. cereus bacteremia in 3 persons who inject drugs. Multilocus sequence typing showed that the temporally associated infections were caused by unrelated clones.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jenks
authors.forename: Cari
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beesley
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsivas
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmaster
authors.forename: Sanjay R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016470:Bacteremia; D002140:California; D055030:Drug Users; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bacillus cereus; California; United States; bacillus; bacteremia; bacteria; heroin; injection drug use; multilocus sequence typing; persons who inject drugs