Cutaneous Infection Due to Bacillus pumilus: Report of 3 Cases | Zendy

Daniel Tena | Zendy; J. a. Martinez-Torres | Zendy; María Teresa Pérez-Pomata | Zendy; J. A. Sáez-Nieto | Zendy; Virginia Rubio | Zendy; Juan Bisquert | Zendy

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Cutaneous Infection Due to Bacillus pumilus: Report of 3 Cases

Author(s) -

Daniel Tena,

J. a. Martinez-Torres,

María Teresa Pérez-Pomata,

J. A. Sáez-Nieto,

Virginia Rubio,

Juan Bisquert

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/511077

Subject(s) - bacillus pumilus , medicine , ciprofloxacin , dermatology , bacillus (shape) , amoxicillin , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics

Human infection due to Bacillus pumilus is exceptional. We report 3 cases of cutaneous infection caused by B. pumilus that occurred in 3 shepherds, 2 of whom were members of the same family. The lesions appeared to have a morphology similar to that of cutaneous anthrax lesions. Two patients were cured after treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate, and the third patient was cured after prolonged treatment with ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, primary cutaneous infection due to B. pumilus has not been reported. B. pumilus should be considered in patients who develop lesions suggestive of cutaneous anthrax.

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