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Case Report: Bacillus pumilus-Caused Bacteremia in a Patient with Food Poisoning.

ABSTRACT: Bacillus pumilus has rarely been reported as a cause of human infections. We report a case of a B. pumilus causing food poisoning in an adult male. A 51-year-old Japanese man complained of severe abdominal cramps, fever with chills, diarrhea, dizziness, and loss of appetite after eating reheated rice with stewed minced meat purchased from a Kenyan restaurant. Bacillus pumilus was isolated from blood culture and was identified using a biochemical test and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The patient was treated with probiotics and ciprofloxacin and recovered after 3 days. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the potential role of B. pumilus as a foodborne pathogen in Kenya and highlights the importance of good hygiene and food preparation practices.

SUBMITTER: Shah MM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402940 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

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Case Report: Bacillus pumilus-Caused Bacteremia in a Patient with Food Poisoning.

Shah Mohammad Monir MM Miringu Gabriel G Wada Akihiro A Kaneko Satoshi S Ichinose Yoshio Y

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20190301 3

Bacillus pumilus has rarely been reported as a cause of human infections. We report a case of a B. pumilus causing food poisoning in an adult male. A 51-year-old Japanese man complained of severe abdominal cramps, fever with chills, diarrhea, dizziness, and loss of appetite after eating reheated rice with stewed minced meat purchased from a Kenyan restaurant. Bacillus pumilus was isolated from blood culture and was identified using a biochemical test and 16S rRNA gene sequen ...[more]

PMID: 30628569

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