Bacillus cereus, an unusual cause of fulminant liver failure: Diagnosis may prevent liver transplantation

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 743-745

  Saleh, Mohamed ^a,b   Nakib, Malik Al ^b,c   Doloy, Alexandra ^c   Jacqmin, Sébastien ^a   Ghiglione, Sébastien ^a   Verroust, Nicolas ^a   Poyart, Claire ^b,c   Ozier, Yves ^a,b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; CEREULIDE; CREATINE KINASE; ENTEROTOXIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS INFECTION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMA; FECES CULTURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; BACILLUS CEREUS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 84859840478     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.038547-0     Document Type: Article

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