Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

A rare and difficult to diagnose case of subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis has been reported. Our aim is to highlight the importance of molecular methods such as MALDI-TOF and PCR to explain clinica...

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Main Authors: Rachel Leite Ribeiro, Matheus Oliveira Bastos, Alec Morse Blanz, Jaqueline Abel da Rocha, Nathalia Antonio de Oliveira Velasco, Andressa Temperini de Oliveira Marre, Raiane Cardoso Chamon, Leonardo Alvez Rusak, Adriana Marcos Vivoni, Ianick Souto Martins
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2022-04-01
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author Rachel Leite Ribeiro
Matheus Oliveira Bastos
Alec Morse Blanz
Jaqueline Abel da Rocha
Nathalia Antonio de Oliveira Velasco
Andressa Temperini de Oliveira Marre
Raiane Cardoso Chamon
Leonardo Alvez Rusak
Adriana Marcos Vivoni
Ianick Souto Martins
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description A rare and difficult to diagnose case of subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis has been reported. Our aim is to highlight the importance of molecular methods such as MALDI-TOF and PCR to explain clinical and epidemiological issues about infections caused by unusual pathogen.
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spelling doaj-art-d2caa7c19f214a7a93a707b8de73f76b2025-08-20T02:57:24ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-04-01160410.3855/jidc.15685Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusRachel Leite Ribeiro0Matheus Oliveira Bastos1Alec Morse Blanz2Jaqueline Abel da Rocha3Nathalia Antonio de Oliveira Velasco4Andressa Temperini de Oliveira Marre5Raiane Cardoso Chamon6Leonardo Alvez Rusak7Adriana Marcos Vivoni8Ianick Souto Martins9Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInfection Control Section, Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstitute of Microbiology Paulo de Goés, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstitute Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstitute Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFaculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A rare and difficult to diagnose case of subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis has been reported. Our aim is to highlight the importance of molecular methods such as MALDI-TOF and PCR to explain clinical and epidemiological issues about infections caused by unusual pathogen. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/15685Infective endocarditisBacillus cereussystemic lupus erythematosuspolymerase chain reactioMALDI-TOF
spellingShingle Rachel Leite Ribeiro
Matheus Oliveira Bastos
Alec Morse Blanz
Jaqueline Abel da Rocha
Nathalia Antonio de Oliveira Velasco
Andressa Temperini de Oliveira Marre
Raiane Cardoso Chamon
Leonardo Alvez Rusak
Adriana Marcos Vivoni
Ianick Souto Martins
Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Infective endocarditis
Bacillus cereus
systemic lupus erythematosus
polymerase chain reactio
MALDI-TOF
title Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_full Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_fullStr Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_full_unstemmed Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_short Subacute infective endocarditis caused by Bacillus cereus in a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
title_sort subacute infective endocarditis caused by bacillus cereus in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
topic Infective endocarditis
Bacillus cereus
systemic lupus erythematosus
polymerase chain reactio
MALDI-TOF
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/15685
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