PersistentBacillus cereusBacteremia in 3 Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2209.150647
• Publication Date: 2016-08-10T11:34:43Z
• Authors: Gabrielle Schaefer; Wesley Campbell; Jeffrey Jenks; Cari Beesley; Theodoros Katsivas; Alex Hoffmaster; Sanjay R. Mehta; Sharon Reed
• Keywords: Bacteremia; Cereus; Multilocus sequence typing; Blood Culture

Bacillus cereus is typically considered a blood culture contaminant; however, its presence in cultures can indicate true bacteremia. We report 4 episodes of B. bacteremia 3 persons who inject drugs. Multilocus sequence typing showed that the temporally associated infections were caused by unrelated clones.