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.
Keywords:
Bacillus cereus; California; United States; bacillus; bacteremia; bacteria; heroin; injection drug use; multilocus sequence typing; persons who inject drugs.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Alleles
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Bacillus cereus / classification
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Bacillus cereus / genetics*
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Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification
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Bacteremia*
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California
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Drug Users*
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Female
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Genes, Bacterial
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / transmission*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous / diagnosis
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Young Adult