https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.6289

Report of a rare case of sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with the involvement of soft tissues cellulitis

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2016)
Submitted: 15 September 2016
Accepted: 15 October 2016
Published: 22 December 2016
B. pumilus, sepsis, contamination, true pathogen
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Libera Clemente
liberaclemente@hotmail.com
Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiological Analysis AAS2, Bassa Friulana-Isontina General Hospital, S. Polo Monfalcone (GO), Italy.
Dana Dragovic
Pediatric Ward AAS2, Bassa Friulana Isontina General Hospital, S. Polo Monfalcone (GO), Italy.
Cristina Milocco
Pediatric Ward AAS2, Bassa Friulana Isontina General Hospital, S. Polo Monfalcone (GO), Italy.
Francesco Fontana
Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiological Analysis AAS2, Bassa Friulana-Isontina General Hospital, S. Polo Monfalcone (GO), Italy.
Bacillus pumilus is an environmental contaminant, rarely associated with human diseases. In this report we describe a case of a severe sepsis caused by B. pumilus in a 7-year-old healthy child. The microorganism has been isolated from two blood cultures and has been identified using both biochemical tests and mass spectrometry. The patient fully recovered after an ampicillin treatment.

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Clemente, L., Dragovic, D., Milocco, C., & Fontana, F. (2016). Report of a rare case of sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with the involvement of soft tissues cellulitis. Microbiologia Medica, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2016.6289

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