Miller J M, Hair J G, Hebert M, Hebert L, Roberts F J, Weyant R S
Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Feb;35(2):504-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.504-507.1997.
We present two cases of rapidly progressing, fatal pneumonia caused by Bacillus cereus. These cases are interesting in that B. cereus, even from blood or sputum specimens, may often be considered a contaminant and receive inadequate attention. Also of interest was the fact that the two patients resided in the same area of the state, were welders by trade, and became ill within a few days of each other, yet there was no epidemiologic link between them.
我们报告了两例由蜡样芽孢杆菌引起的快速进展性致死性肺炎病例。这些病例之所以有趣，是因为即使从血液或痰液标本中分离出蜡样芽孢杆菌，它通常也可能被视为污染物而未得到充分关注。同样有趣的是，这两名患者居住在该州的同一地区，职业都是焊工，且在几天内相继发病，但他们之间没有流行病学联系。
