title: Fatal family outbreak of Bacillus cereus-associated food poisoning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Food Section, 14 Juliette Wijtsman Str., B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. Katelijne.Dierick@iph.fgov.be
authors.forename: Katelijne
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dierick
authors.forename: Els
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Coillie
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Swiecicka
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyfroidt
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Devlieger
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meulemans
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hoedemaekers
authors.forename: Ludo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fourie
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heyndrickx
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahillon
mesh_terms: 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