Fatal family outbreak of Bacillus cereus-associated food poisoning.
Bacillus cereus is a well-known cause of food-borne illness, but infection with this organism is not commonly reported because of its usually mild symptoms. A fatal case due to liver failure after the consumption of pasta salad is described and demonstrates the possible severity of the emetic syndrome.
Dierick
Katelijne
K
Institute of Public Health, Food Section, 14 Juliette Wijtsman Str., B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. Katelijne.Dierick@iph.fgov.be
Van Coillie
Els
E
Swiecicka
Izabela
I
Meyfroidt
Geert
G
Devlieger
Hugo
H
Meulemans
Agnes
A
Hoedemaekers
Guy
G
Fourie
Ludo
L
Heyndrickx
Marc
M
Mahillon
Jacques
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005190:Family; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male