A case of Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a COVID-19 patient treated with steroids

Nonso Osakwe

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00855

A case of Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a COVID-19 patient treated with steroids

IDCases. 2020 May 30:21:e00855. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00855. eCollection 2020.

Author

Nonso Osakwe¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine/Infectious Disease, New York Presbyterian Hospital Bronxville, 55 Palmer Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708, United States.

Abstract

This report describes a case of Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a COVID-19 patient with prior inhalational steroid use and inpatient steroid treatment for COVID-19 pulmonary symptoms. The case herein is intended to illustrate an uncommon presentation of B. cereus bacteremia and highlight the increased likelihood for the occurrence of this bacteremia in patients with COVID-19 and concomitant steroid use.

Publication types

Case Reports