Identification and Containment of a Cluster of Two Bacillus cereus Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Cihan PapanKai FörsterReinhard HerterichAndreas SchulzeSören SchubertAndreas W Flemmer

Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2019)

We report a cluster of invasive Bacillus cereus infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. We describe the clinical course of two infected patients, one of whom died of severe pneumonia after successfully being weaned from ECMO. Environmental analyses failed to yield a common source. Molecular characterization confirmed the homogeneity of both isolates. Rigorous hygiene control and adequate therapy enabled the containment of the cluster.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
bacillus subtilis
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
early onset
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
resting state
intensive care unit
cell therapy