Sudden death of a young adult associated with Bacillus cereus food poisoning.
Naranjo, Maria Botteldoorn, N Veys, Jean Waegenaere, Jacques Sirtaine, Nicolas Driesen, Ronald B. Sipido, Karin R. Mahillon, Jacques
Naranjo, Maria
Botteldoorn, N
Veys, Jean
Waegenaere, Jacques
Sirtaine, Nicolas
Driesen, Ronald B.
Sipido, Karin R.
Mahillon, Jacques
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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.
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2011-12-01
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Bacillus cereus, Belgium, Death, Sudden, Depsipeptides, DNA, Bacterial, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, Feces, Food Analysis, Food Microbiology, Foodborne Diseases, Humans, Male, polymerase chain reaction, Young adult