Bacteremia and infection of a hip prosthesis caused by Bacillus alvei.
AUTOR(ES)
Reboli, A C
RESUMO
Of the 34 Bacillus species described, 10 have been reported to cause infection in humans and 6 are insect 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.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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