BACILLUS CEREUS
Tracking # 20-1053778
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Course overview
BACILLUS CEREUS IS A FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC, TOXIN-PRODUCING GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM FOUND IN SOIL, VEGETATION, AND FOOD. IT COMMONLY CAUSES INTESTINAL ILLNESSES WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SERIOUS INFECTIONS IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS AND CAN CAUSE SEPTICEMIA AS WELL AS ENDOPHTHALMITIS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO VISION LOSS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BACILLUS CEREUS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Bahamas Medical Council
Specialty Medical Practitioner
1h
General Medicine
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
1h
Category I CME
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Medical Doctor
1h
AMA Category I
Physician Assistant
1h
AMA Category I
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
1h
AMA Category I