Rapidly Progressive, Fata Infection Caused by Bacillus Cereus in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
| Autor: | Ruo-Zhi Xiao, Ling Zhang, Xin-Bao Zhao, Jingwen Zhang, Yun-Xin Zeng, Jian-Hua Pan, Jia-Yin Liang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Chemotherapy Acute leukemia medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Fulminant fungi Bacillus cereus 16S ribosomal RNA biology.organism_classification General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology FATA Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology medicine bacteria Blood culture business Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Laboratory. 64 |
| ISSN: | 1433-6510 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND We herein report a fatal case of fulminant septicemia caused by Bacillus cereus in a 49-year-old female with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving chemotherapy. METHODS Her two blood culture sets were positive for Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium. Bacillus cereus was identified by high-throughput MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. RESULTS The patient died within 12 hours from the onset of B cereus infection. CONCLUSIONS Patients with acute leukemia presented with fever and unexplained multiple organ lesions, especially accompanied by CNS symptoms, should alert to the possibility of Bacillus cereus infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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