Bacillus cereus pneumonia with empyema complicating aplastic anemia--a case report.
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چکیده
More evidence has recently been presented suggesting that Bacillus species other than Bacillus anthracis should not be readily discarded as contaminants, especially when isolated from neutropenic patients with cancer1•`3). Although very rare, infections with Bacillus cereus, such as bacteremia, pneumonia or meningitis, are most likely to occur in patients with acute leukemia, and often follow a rapidly fatal course1•`4). We describe here a successfully treated case of B. cereus pneumonia with empyema complicating aplastic anemia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
دوره 65 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991