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Hendricks K, Martines RB, Bielamowicz H, Boyer AE, Long S, Byers P, Stoddard RA, Taylor K, Kolton CB, Gallegos-Candela M, Roberts C, DeLeon-Carnes M, Salzer J, Dawson P, Brown D, Templeton-LeBouf L, Maves RC, Gulvik C, Lonsway D, Barr JR, Bower WA, Hoffmaster A. Welder's Anthrax: A Tale of 2 Cases. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 75:S354-S363. [PMID: 36251561 PMCID: PMC9649440 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Bacillus anthracis has traditionally been considered the etiologic agent of anthrax. However, anthrax-like illness has been documented in welders and other metal workers infected with Bacillus cereus group spp. harboring pXO1 virulence genes that produce anthrax toxins. We present 2 recent cases of severe pneumonia in welders with B. cereus group infections and discuss potential risk factors for infection and treatment options, including antitoxin.
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- Katherine Hendricks
- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Pathology Department, Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Office, Rosenberg, Texas, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Houston Laboratory Response Network, Houston Health Department, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Office of Communicable Diseases, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Office of Communicable Diseases, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Office of Communicable Diseases, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- King Daughters Medical Center, Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA
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- Departments of Infectious Diseases and Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Correspondence: W. A. Bower, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS H24-12, Atlanta, GA 30329 ()
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- Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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de Perio MA, Hendricks KA, Dowell CH, Bower WA, Burton NC, Dawson P, Schrodt CA, Salzer JS, Marston CK, Feldmann K, Hoffmaster AR, Antonini JM. Welder’s Anthrax: A Review of an Occupational Disease. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11040402. [PMID: 35456077 PMCID: PMC9029013 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11040402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Since 1997, nine cases of severe pneumonia, caused by species within the B. cereus group and with a presentation similar to that of inhalation anthrax, were reported in seemingly immunocompetent metalworkers, with most being welders. In seven of the cases, isolates were found to harbor a plasmid similar to the B. anthracis pXO1 that encodes anthrax toxins. In this paper, we review the literature on the B. cereus group spp. pneumonia among welders and other metalworkers, which we term welder’s anthrax. We describe the epidemiology, including more information on two cases of welder’s anthrax in 2020. We also describe the health risks associated with welding, potential mechanisms of infection and pathological damage, prevention measures according to the hierarchy of controls, and clinical and public health considerations. Considering occupational risk factors and controlling exposure to welding fumes and gases among workers, according to the hierarchy of controls, should help prevent disease transmission in the workplace.
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- Marie A. de Perio
- Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +1-513-841-4116
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (K.A.H.); (W.A.B.); (C.K.M.); (A.R.H.)
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- Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (K.A.H.); (W.A.B.); (C.K.M.); (A.R.H.)
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- Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;
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- Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA; (N.C.B.); (K.F.)
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- Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (K.A.H.); (W.A.B.); (C.K.M.); (A.R.H.)
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- Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (K.A.H.); (W.A.B.); (C.K.M.); (A.R.H.)
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA;
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Kim HS, Arellano K, Park H, Todorov SD, Kim B, Kang H, Park YJ, Suh DH, Jung ES, Ji Y, Holzapfel WH. Assessment of the safety and anti-inflammatory effects of three Bacillus strains in the respiratory tract. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:3077-3098. [PMID: 33899316 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chronic respiratory diseases are part of accumulating health problems partly due to worldwide increase in air pollution. By their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties, some probiotics constitute promising alternatives for the prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases. We have isolated Bacillus strains from Korean fermented foods and selected three potentially probiotic strains (two Bacillus subtilis and one Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) based on safety, antimicrobial efficacy, activity against airborne pathogens and their immunomodulatory properties in vivo. Safety evaluation included in silico analysis for confirming absence of virulence genes. Safety for the respiratory tract was confirmed by an in vivo pathogenicity test using a murine model. Antimicrobial activity was displayed against several airborne pathogens. Potential antimicrobial metabolites such as 2,3-butanediol and propylene glycol were identified as possible antagonistic agents. Immunomodulatory properties in vitro were confirmed by upregulation of IL-10 expression in a macrophage cell line. Intranasal instillation and inhalation in an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced lung inflammation murine model reduced T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokines at transcriptional and protein levels in the lungs. The safety and potentially beneficial role of these Bacillus strains could be demonstrated for the respiratory tract of a murine model.
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- Hye-Shin Kim
- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- HEM Inc., Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- HEM Inc., Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea.,HEM Inc., Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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- HEM Inc., 77, Changnyong-daero 256 Beon-gil, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- HEM Inc., 77, Changnyong-daero 256 Beon-gil, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- HEM Inc., 77, Changnyong-daero 256 Beon-gil, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea.,HEM Inc., 77, Changnyong-daero 256 Beon-gil, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea.,HEM Inc., Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37554, Republic of Korea
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Necrotizing pneumonia is a severe form of community-acquired pneumonia characterized by rapid progression of consolidation to necrosis and cavitation which may lead to pulmonary gangrene. Morbidity and mortality are high and chronic sequelae are frequent. The lack of guidance supports the review of the latest recommendations in the management of these pneumonias. RECENT FINDINGS Antibiotic therapy alone may not be enough to alter the course of the infection, and regimens, adjunctive therapies like intravenous immunoglobulins, surgery may be required to alter the course of the disease especially with pulmonary gangrene. SUMMARY The causative agents, clinical features and management of necrotizing pneumonias are discussed.
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The cereus matter of Bacillus endophthalmitis. Exp Eye Res 2020; 193:107959. [PMID: 32032628 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.107959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) endophthalmitis is a devastating intraocular infection primarily associated with post-traumatic injuries. The majority of these infections result in substantial vision loss, if not loss of the eye itself, within 12-48 h. Multifactorial mechanisms that lead to the innate intraocular inflammatory response during this disease include the combination of robust bacterial replication, migration of the organism throughout the eye, and toxin production by the organism. Therefore, the window of therapeutic intervention in B. cereus endophthalmitis is quite narrow compared to that of other pathogens which cause this disease. Understanding the interaction of bacterial and host factors is critical in understanding the disease and formulating more rational therapeutics for salvaging vision. In this review, we will discuss clinical and research findings related to B. cereus endophthalmitis in terms of the organism's virulence and inflammogenic potential, and strategies for improving of current therapeutic regimens for this blinding disease.
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Leung EC, McFadden S, Tremblay A. An unusual case of massive hemoptysis due to Bacillus cereus necrotizing pneumonia. Respir Med Case Rep 2019; 28:100943. [PMID: 31709137 PMCID: PMC6831836 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive bacillus that is ubiquitously present in the environment, often regarded as a contaminant when isolated in clinical testing. Cases of B. cereus causing lower respiratory tract infections are sparse, with less than 20 reported in the literature, and even fewer as a cause of massive hemoptysis. The majority of cases occur in the setting of an immunosuppressed patient. We describe a case of a 59-year-old male with esophageal adenocarcinoma undergoing chemotherapy presenting with a right upper lobe necrotizing pneumonia secondary to B. cereus with consequent massive hemoptysis.
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- Eric C. Leung
- Department of Respirology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Respirology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Viel-Thériault I, Saban J, Lewis A, Bariciak E, Grynspan D. A Case of Fulminant Bacillus cereus Lung Necrosis in a Preterm Neonate. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2019; 22:461-464. [PMID: 30760116 DOI: 10.1177/1093526619825895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bacillus cereus is a ubiquitous Gram-positive rod seldom considered pathogenic in clinical isolates. However, it possesses multiple virulence factors explaining why it has been linked to fulminant and pyogenic infections in vulnerable hosts. Its recovery from sterile samples in immunocompromised patients cannot be disregarded. Premature infants would fall into this category. We describe the case of a neonate born at 26 weeks of gestational age, who died of a rapidly progressive B. cereus necrotizing pneumonia following suspected nosocomial acquisition. The rapidity of his course and the autopsy findings of necrosis with minimal inflammation suggest a toxin-mediated process. Pathologists should be aware of this pathogen and obtain proper microbiological samples in the presence of such autopsy findings, as the diagnosis may have infection-prevention implications in health-care settings.
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- Isabelle Viel-Thériault
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Fatal community-acquired Bacillus cereus pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult man: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:197. [PMID: 30813918 PMCID: PMC6391836 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3836-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive rod bacterium that is responsible for food poisoning. It is naturally widely distributed, and thus often contaminates cultures. Although it is rarely considered responsible, it can cause serious infections under certain conditions. However, lethal infections, especially in immunocompetent patients, are rare. CASE PRESENTATION A healthy 60-year-old man developed community-acquired B. cereus pneumonia and alveolar hemorrhage unveiled by abrupt chest pain and hemoptysis with no other advance symptoms. B. cereus induced silent alveolar destruction without any local or systemic inflammatory response. Although the lesion resembled lung anthrax, there was no evidence of Bacillus anthracis toxin. CONCLUSIONS Some isolates of B. cereus can cause anthrax-like fulminant necrotizing pneumonia in immunocompetent patients. If this type of B. cereus were used as a means of bioterrorism, it may be quite difficult to recognize as bioterrorism. We should keep B. cereus in mind as a potential pathogen of fulminant human infectious disease.
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Shimoyama Y, Umegaki O, Ooi Y, Agui T, Kadono N, Minami T. Bacillus cereus pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report. JA Clin Rep 2017; 3:25. [PMID: 29457069 PMCID: PMC5804607 DOI: 10.1186/s40981-017-0096-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) rarely causes lower respiratory tract infections, although most reported cases of B. cereus pneumonia are fatal despite intensive antibiotic therapy. We present a case of B. cereus pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient. Case presentation An 81-year-old woman was transferred from a district general hospital to our hospital for treatment of congestive heart failure. The patient presented with a nonproductive cough, dyspnea, edema in both lower extremities, orthopnea, fever, and occult blood in the stool. A chest radiograph indicated bilateral pleural effusion and pulmonary congestion. After diuretic therapy and chest drainage, bilateral pleural effusion and pulmonary congestion improved. On day 2, she experienced severe respiratory distress. B. cereus was isolated from two blood sample cultures. On day 4, her condition had progressed to severe respiratory distress (PaO2/FiO2 ratio = 108). A chest radiograph and computed tomography indicated extensive bilateral infiltrates. She was transferred to the intensive care unit and was intubated. B. cereus was also isolated from five blood sample cultures at that time. After isolating B. cereus, we switched antibiotics to a combination of imipenem and levofloxacin, which were effective. She had no history of immunodeficiency, surgery, ill close contacts, risk factors for HIV or tuberculosis, recent central venous catheter insertion, or anthrax vaccination. She improved and was discharged from the intensive care unit after several days. Conclusion This is a rare case of B. cereus pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient, who subsequently recovered. Bacillus should be considered as a potential pathogen when immunocompetent patients develop severe pneumonia.
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- Yuichiro Shimoyama
- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical College Hospital, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686 Japan
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical College Hospital, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686 Japan
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- 3Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical College Hospital, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686 Japan
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- 4Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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Soudet S, Becquart C, Dezoteux F, Faure K, Staumont-Salle D, Delaporte E. Endocardite à Bacillus cereus avec probable porte d’entrée cutanée. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2017; 144:45-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2016.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Veysseyre F, Fourcade C, Lavigne JP, Sotto A. Bacillus cereus infection: 57 case patients and a literature review. Med Mal Infect 2015; 45:436-40. [PMID: 26525185 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2015.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to study the characteristics of patients presenting with a Bacillus cereus infection in a university hospital. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical, biological, and treatment-related data of patients hospitalized in our university hospital between January 1st, 2008 and December 31st, 2012 and diagnosed with a B. cereus infection. We identified a subgroup of patients presenting with bacteremia and looked for risk factors for death within that group of patients. RESULTS We included 57 patients in our study; 31 (54.4%) were hospitalized in a medical ward. We identified 24 bacteremia case patients, including 17 patients presenting with bacteremia alone (29.8%). Other frequently observed infection sites were skin infections (16; 28.1%) and bone and joint infections (10; 17.5%). We recorded 9 deaths (11.8%); 2 patients, despite being on an appropriate antibiotic therapy, died from a medical device-related infection that had not been removed. The empirical administration of a beta-lactam antibiotic was significantly associated with death (P=0.022). Three patients presenting with recurrent bacteremia were identified. The patients only recovered once the infected device had been removed. CONCLUSION B. cereus infections may have various clinical presentations. Prospective data is needed to put forward a consensual treatment approach and guide physicians in choosing the appropriate antibiotic therapy and in removing the infected device.
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- F Veysseyre
- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Caremeau, place du Pr R.-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 9, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Caremeau, place du Pr R.-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 9, France
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- Service de microbiologie, CHU Caremeau, 30029 Nîmes, France
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- Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Caremeau, place du Pr R.-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
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Rolny IS, Minnaard J, Racedo SM, Pérez PF. Murine model of Bacillus cereus gastrointestinal infection. J Med Microbiol 2014; 63:1741-1749. [PMID: 25231625 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.079939-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming micro-organism responsible for foodborne illness. In this study, we focus on the host response following intragastric challenge with a pathogenic B. cereus strain (B10502) isolated from a foodborne outbreak. C57BL/6J female mice were infected by gavage with strain B10502. Controls were administered with PBS. Infection leads to significant modification in relevant immune cells in the spleen, Peyer's patches (PP) and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). These findings correlated with an increase in the size of PP as compared with uninfected controls. Histological studies showed that B. cereus infection increased the ratio of intestinal goblet cells and induces mononuclear cell infiltrates in spleen at 5 days post-infection. Evaluation of cytokine mRNA expression demonstrated a significant increase in IFN-γ in MLN after 2 days of infection. The present work demonstrates that infection of mice with vegetative B. cereus is self-limited. Our findings determined relevant cell populations that were involved in the control of the pathogen through modification of the ratio and/or activation.
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- Ivanna S Rolny
- Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115-B1900AJI, La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CONICET-CCT La Plata), Calle 47 y 116-B1900AJI, La Plata, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115-B1900AJI, La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CONICET-CCT La Plata), Calle 47 y 116-B1900AJI, La Plata, Argentina.,Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115-B1900AJI, La Plata, Argentina
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