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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep;22(9):1621-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid2209.150647.

Persistent Bacillus cereus Bacteremia in 3 Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA

Gabrielle Schaefer, Wesley Campbell, Jeffrey Jenks, Cari Beesley, Theodoros Katsivas, Alex Hoffmaster, Sanjay R Mehta, Sharon Reed
Case Reports

Persistent Bacillus cereus Bacteremia in 3 Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA

Gabrielle Schaefer et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep.

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.

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