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Bacillus Cereus
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facultative gram + spore forming bacilli
ubiquitous in environment |
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BC diseases
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mild food poisoning
opportunistic infections |
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BC pathogenesis
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production of EMETIC toxin = vomiting
production of enterotoxin = diarrhea |
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BC dx
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culture of organisms in large numbers from implicated food
culture from blood, wound, CSF |
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BC tx
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diarrhea - ab not indicated
invasive inf - ab |
