BACILLUS CEREUS

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.