Surely you can't B. cereus: Bacillus cereus infection resulting in spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of a nonaccessed arteriovenous graft

Vascular graft infections are a well-described complication of loop arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) placed for hemodialysis access and are reported to occur in 0.5% to 6.0% of AVGs. The most common microorganisms implicated in these infections are the Staphylococcus species. We present a case of a chronically nonaccessed graft rupture caused by an indolent B. cereus colonization, which is usually a foodborne contaminant. The finding of this organism as the causal agent in an AVG infection warrants further research into the potential emergence of the Bacillus species as a contributing factor in the morbidity and mortality resulting from AVG infection.