Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Gram-positive Rods Indicative of Bacillus Anthracis

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2003 Sep 12

PMID 12967505

Citations 7

Authors

Elie G Dib

Samar A Dib

Dany A Korkmaz

Neville K Mobarakai

Jordan B Glaser

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Abstract

We report a 40-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital because of a left ovarian mass torsion. A nonhemolytic, nonmotile Bacillus, suspicious of Bacillus anthracis, was isolated from a blood culture. We discuss the evaluation that led to the final identification of the bacterium as B. megaterium.

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