Bacillus pumilus severe wound infection in a healthy ten years old child: a rare case report

Jari Intra; Cecilia Sarto; Massimo Andreotti; Achille Marino; Tiziana Varisco; Paolo Brambilla

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193419

Authors

Jari Intra Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-9573
Cecilia Sarto Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy
Massimo Andreotti Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy
Achille Marino Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy
Tiziana Varisco Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy
Paolo Brambilla Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Monza, Desio Hospital, via Mazzini, Desio (MB), Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193419

Keywords:

Ampicillin, B. pumilus, Cutaneous infection, MALDI-TOF MS

Abstract

Bacillus pumilus is commonly isolated from a wide variety of soils, plants and environmental surfaces, but rarely from human specimens. In this report, we describe a case of infection caused by B. pumilus in a healthy 10-years-old child. The microorganism was recovered from a severe wound of the left knee after three days from trauma. Pathogen identification was carried out by mass spectrometry. The patient's outcome was positive following an ampicillin/sulbactam treatment without complications.

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