Bacillus cereus enterotoxin

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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]

↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33525722 PMCID: PMC7911051 Free PMC article https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/2/98