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Case Reports
. 2001 Sep 1;33(5):E39-41.
doi: 10.1086/322674. Epub 2001 Aug 6.

Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis due to Bacillus cereus

R Strauss  1 , A Mueller, M Wehler, D Neureiter, E Fischer, M Gramatzki, E G Hahn
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Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis due to Bacillus cereus

R Strauss et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We present a case of a rapidly progressive pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in a 52-year-old woman with severe aplastic anemia. Bacillus cereus was isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids, blood cultures, and pseudomembrane biopsy specimens; despite intensive antibiotic treatment, the patient's condition deteriorated rapidly. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a B. cereus infection that has caused pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis, possibly because of the production of bacterial toxins.

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