Successful treatment of postsurgical meningitis caused by Bacillus cereus: a case report and literature review

Abstract

Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium that is ubiquitous in the environment. Central nervous system involvement with B. cereus is rare. Despite aggressive treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and using them appropriately, the mortality is high. A 72-year-old patient suffered a central nervous system infection associated with postsurgical meningitis and was successfully treated with a novel antibiotic therapy. This study includes the first case report of postsurgical B. cereus meningitis in the last ten years. It provides a different line of treatment to the previous ones.

Keywords:

• Bacillus cereus
• central nervous system
• infection
• postoperative complications
• meningitis

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This work was not supported by any specific funding