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Case Report: Bacillus pumilus–Caused Bacteremia in a Patient with Food Poisoning
Mohammad Monir Shah
Mohammad Monir Shah
Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya;
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan;
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Gabriel Miringu
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Akihiro Wada
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Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan;
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Satoshi Kaneko
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Yoshio Ichinose
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Bacillus pumilus has rarely been reported as a cause of human infections. We report a case of a B. pumilus causing food poisoning in an adult male. A 51-year-old Japanese man complained of severe abdominal cramps, fever with chills, diarrhea, dizziness, and loss of appetite after eating reheated rice with stewed minced meat purchased from a Kenyan restaurant. Bacillus pumilus was isolated from blood culture and was identified using a biochemical test and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The patient was treated with probiotics and ciprofloxacin and recovered after 3 days. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the potential role of B. pumilus as a foodborne pathogen in Kenya and highlights the importance of good hygiene and food preparation practices.
Author Notes
Authors’ addresses: Mohammad Monir Shah and Yoshio Ichinose, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya, and Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, E-mails: shah@nagasaki-u.ac.jp and ichinose@nagasaki-u.ac.jp. Gabriel Miringu, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya, E-mail: gbm900@yahoo.com. Akihiro Wada, Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, E-mail: a-wada@nagasaki-u.ac.jp. Satoshi Kaneko, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, and Department of Eco-Epidemiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, E-mail: skaneko@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
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World Health Organization, 2015. WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases: Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group 2007--2015. Available at: http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/199350.
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Jones KE, Patel NG, Levy MA, Storeygard A, Balk D, Gittleman JL, Daszak P, 2008. Global trends in emerging infectious diseases. Nature 451: 990–993.
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3.
Toma C, Lu Y, Higa N, Nakasone N, Chinen I, Baschkier A, Rivas M, Iwanaga M, 2003. Multiplex PCR assay for identification of human diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. J Clin Microbiol 41: 2669–2671.
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Shah MM, Iihara H, Noda M, Song SX, Nhung PH, Ohkusu K, Kawamura Y, Ezaki T, 2007. dnaJ gene sequence-based assay for species identification and phylogenetic grouping in the genus Staphylococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 57: 25–30.
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Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI), 2018. Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; Twenty-Eighth Informational Supplement. Wayne, PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute. (CLSI document, M100).
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Kimouli M, Vrioni G, Papadopoulou M, Koumaki V, Petropoulou D, Gounaris A, Friedrich AW, Tsakris A, 2012. Two cases of severe sepsis caused by Bacillus pumilus in neonatal infants. J Med Microbiol 61: 596–599.
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7.
Tena D, Martinez-Torres JA, Perez-Pomata MT, Sáez-Nieto JA, Rubio V, Bisquert J, 2007. Cutaneous infection due to Bacillus pumilus: report of 3 cases. Clin Infect Dis 44: e40–e42.
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8.
Azizi H, Kheirandish F, Saleh F, Gudarzi MM, 2014. First report of wound infection with Bacillus pumilus in Iran. Annu Res Rev Biol 4: 3220–3226.
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9.
Kramer JM, Gilbert RJ, 1989. Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus species. Doyle MP, ed. Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker.
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10.
De Jonghe V, Coorevits A, De Block J, Van Coillie E, Grijspeerdt K, Herman L, De Vos P, Heyndrickx M, 2010. Toxinogenic and spoilage potential of aerobic spore-formers isolated from raw milk. Int J Food Microbiol 136: 318–325.
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11.
Nieminen T, Rintaluoma N, Andersson M, Taimisto AM, Ali-Vehmas T, Seppälä A, Priha O, Salkinoja-Salonen M, 2007. Toxinogenic Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus licheniformis from mastitic milk. Vet Microbiol 124: 329–339.
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12.
From C, Hormazabal V, Granum PE, 2007. Food poisoning associated with pumilacidin-producing Bacillus pumilus in rice. Int J Food Microbiol 115: 319–324.
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13.
Shinagawa K, 1990. Analytical methods for Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus species. Int J Food Microbiol 10: 125–141.
-
14.
Ehling-Schulz M, Fricker M, Scherer S, 2004. Bacillus cereus, the causative agent of an emetic type of food-borne illness. Mol Nutr Food Res 48: 479–487.
-
15.
Brophy PF, Knoop FC, 1982. Bacillus pumilus in the induction of clindamycin-associated enterocolitis in Guinea pigs. Infect Immun 35: 289–295.
-
16.
Obi SK, 1980. Lecithinase and toxin production in Bacillus species. Zentralbl Bakteriol A 246: 415–422.
-
17.
Hoult B, Tuxford AF, 1991. Toxin production by Bacillus pumilus. J Clin Pathol 44: 455–458.
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18.
Suominen I, Andersson MA, Andersson MC, Hallaksela AM, Kämpfer P, Rainey FA, Salkinoja-Salonen M, 2001. Toxic Bacillus pumilus from indoor air, recycled paper pulp, Norway spruce, food poisoning outbreaks and clinical samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 24: 267–276.
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19.
From C, Pukall R, Schumann P, Hormazabal V, Granum PE, 2005. Toxin-producing ability among Bacillus spp. outside the Bacillus cereus group. Appl Environ Microbiol 71: 1178–1183.
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