Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning
Bacillus cereus, a gram-positive rod commonly found in natural environments, is often presumed to be a contaminant or associated with toxin-mediated gastrointestinal disease. Bacillus cereus rarely causes severe invasive infections. Here we describe the case of a previously healthy young man who had...
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| author | Deepthi Nacharaju Asa Tapley Ellora N. Karmarkar Ferric C. Fang Nicholas J. Johnson |
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| description | Bacillus cereus, a gram-positive rod commonly found in natural environments, is often presumed to be a contaminant or associated with toxin-mediated gastrointestinal disease. Bacillus cereus rarely causes severe invasive infections. Here we describe the case of a previously healthy young man who had a nonfatal drowning incident in a freshwater lake, which resulted in acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. He subsequently developed vancomycin-resistant B cereus pneumonia and bacteremia and died of complications of his disease. Bacillus cereus should be considered as a potential pathogen when repeatedly isolated from normally sterile sites, particularly in critically ill patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba0d39295f2c411f837caa4b94a6094f2025-08-20T03:18:46ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-08-013810.7326/aimcc.2024.0226Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater DrowningDeepthi Nacharaju0Asa Tapley1Ellora N. Karmarkar2Ferric C. Fang3Nicholas J. Johnson41Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington1Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington1Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington1Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonBacillus cereus, a gram-positive rod commonly found in natural environments, is often presumed to be a contaminant or associated with toxin-mediated gastrointestinal disease. Bacillus cereus rarely causes severe invasive infections. Here we describe the case of a previously healthy young man who had a nonfatal drowning incident in a freshwater lake, which resulted in acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. He subsequently developed vancomycin-resistant B cereus pneumonia and bacteremia and died of complications of his disease. Bacillus cereus should be considered as a potential pathogen when repeatedly isolated from normally sterile sites, particularly in critically ill patients.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0226 |
| spellingShingle | Deepthi Nacharaju Asa Tapley Ellora N. Karmarkar Ferric C. Fang Nicholas J. Johnson Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning |
| title_full | Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning |
| title_fullStr | Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning |
| title_short | Vancomycin-Resistant Bacillus cereus Pneumonia and Bacteremia After Nonfatal Freshwater Drowning |
| title_sort | vancomycin resistant bacillus cereus pneumonia and bacteremia after nonfatal freshwater drowning |
| url | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0226 |
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