Bacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) is a rare cause of invasive infection. To our knowledge, we report the first case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individual diagnosed with a B. cereus endovascular infection. We also present the largest literature review to date of reported B. cereus endovascular infections. A 65-year-old woman with well-controlled HIV and active injection drug use presented with an acute febrile illness. Blood...