Elsevier

IDCases

Volume 21, 2020, e00855
IDCases

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

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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.

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