Open AccessSpontaneous cerebral abscess due to Bacillus subtilis in an immunocompetent male patient: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ioannis Tsonis,
Lydia Karamani,
Panagiota Xaplanteri,
Fevronia Kolonitsiou,
Petros Zampakis,
George Gatzounis,
Markos Marangos,
Stelios F. Assimakopoulos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i16.1169
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , fluid attenuated inversion recovery , asymptomatic , lesion , emergency department , ceftriaxone , brain abscess , surgery , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , antibiotics , psychiatry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Bacillus subtilis ( B. subtilis ) is considered a non-pathogenic microorganism of the genus Bacillus and a common laboratory contaminant. Only scarce reports of B. subtilis central nervous system infection have been reported, mainly in the form of pyogenic meningitis, usually in cases of direct inoculation by trauma or iatrogenically.