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Bacillus cereus enterotoxin
Clinical significance:
- type 1:
- food poisoning occurs as a result of the preformed heat stable enterotoxin of Bacillus cereus
- nausea & vomiting may occur 30 minutes to 6 hours after ingestion
- fried rice is a frequent culprit [2]
- type 2:
- enterotoxins are produced by viable bacteria inside the human intestine
- incubation time 8-16 hours
- profuse diarrhea
- a variety of foods indicated [2]
Related
Bacillus cereus
food poisoning (foodborne disease)
General
enterotoxin
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Dietrich R, Jessberger N, Ehling-Schulz M et al
The Food Poisoning Toxins of Bacillus cereus.
Toxins (Basel). 2021 Jan 28;13(2):98
PMID: 33525722 PMCID: PMC7911051 Free PMC article
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/2/98