Fulminant Liver Failure in Association with the Emetic Toxin of<i>Bacillus cereus</i>

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Hellmut Mahler · University of Zurich

Aurelio Pasi · University of Zurich

John M. Kramer · National Public Health Laboratory

Petra Schulte · University of Zurich

Anne C. Scoging · National Public Health Laboratory

W. Bär · University of Zurich

Stephan Krähenbühl ·

Abstract

Fulminant liver failure developed after the ingestion of food contaminated with the B. cereus emetic toxin. The toxin inhibits hepatic mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation, indicating that it caused liver failure in this patient.

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Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Microbial Inactivation Methods Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 336, Issue 16, pp. 1142-1148

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199704173361604

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Fulminant Liver Failure in Association with the Emetic Toxin of<i>Bacillus cereus</i>

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