Bacteremia and infection of a hip prosthesis caused by Bacillus alvei

A. C. Reboli; C. S. Bryan; W. E. Farrar

doi:10.1128/jcm.27.6.1395-1396.1989

Bacteremia and infection of a hip prosthesis caused by Bacillus alvei

A. C. Reboli, C. S. Bryan, W. E. Farrar

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Of the 34 Bacillus species described, 10 have been reported to cause infection in humans and 6 are inset pathogens. We report a case of an infected prosthetic hip caused by Bacillus alvei, only the third documented case of human infection with this organism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1395-1396
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.27.6.1395-1396.1989
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)

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Bacteremia and infection of a hip prosthesis caused by Bacillus alvei

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