Sudden death of a young adult associated with Bacillus cereus food poisoning.
A lethal intoxication case, which occurred in Brussels, Belgium, is described. A 20-year-old man died following the ingestion of pasta contaminated with Bacillus cereus. Emetic strains of B. cereus were isolated, and high levels of cereulide (14.8 μg/g) were found in the spaghetti meal.
Scientific Institute of Public Health, 14 Juliette Wytsman Str., B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. maria.naranjo@wiv-isp.be
María
M
Naranjo
Sarah
S
Denayer
Nadine
N
Botteldoorn
Laurence
L
Delbrassinne
Jean
J
Veys
Jacques
J
Waegenaere
Nicolas
N
Sirtaine
Ronald B
RB
Driesen
Karin R
KR
Sipido
Jacques
J
Mahillon
Katelijne
K
Dierick
D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001530:Belgium; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000032:analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005504:Food Analysis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D047630:Depsipeptides; C089294:cereulide