1.
Clin Infect Dis
; 18(6): 863-7, 1994 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8086544
ABSTRACT
Non-anthracis Bacillus species associated with clinical infections are usually dismissed as contaminants or nonpathogens. As opportunists, however, Bacillus organisms can cause significant systemic infections including bacteremia, endophthalmitis, and pneumonia. Osteomyelitis with non-anthracis Bacillus organisms has been described in adults, although to our knowledge it has been described only once in a child. We report a case of chronic osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus and superinfection with Bacillus cereus in a 13-year-old adolescent. A Bacillus isolate should be considered a true pathogen in children with chronic osteomyelitis who have a poor clinical response to antistaphylococcal therapy.
Subject(s)
Bacillaceae Infections/etiology , Bacillus cereus , Osteomyelitis/etiology , Superinfection/etiology , Adolescent , Bacillaceae Infections/therapy , Bone Transplantation , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Femur/diagnostic imaging , Femur/surgery , Humans , Osteomyelitis/diagnostic imaging , Osteomyelitis/therapy , Radiography , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Superinfection/therapy , Vancomycin/therapeutic use
2.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 12(9): 775-7, 1993 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8414806