Virulence Analysis of Bacillus cereus Isolated after Death of Preterm Neonates, Nice, France, 2013
- Romain Lotte
- Anne-Laure Hérissé
- Yasmina Berrouane
- Laurène Lotte
- Florence Casagrande
- Luce Landraud
- Sabine Herbin
- Nalini Ramarao
- Laurent Boyer
- Raymond Ruimy
Publication date
May 2017
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
After the deaths of 2 preterm neonates with Bacillus cereus systemic infection in the same intensive care unit, we investigated the pathogenic potential of this bacterium. Genetic and virulence analysis indicated the neonates were infected with 2 different strains with a virulence potential similar to environmental strains, indicating likely patient immune response failure
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