Bacillus subtilis Bacteremia from Gastrointestinal Perforation after Natto Ingestion, Japan

We report a case of Bacillus subtilis variant natto bacteremia from a gastrointestinal perforation in a patient who ingested natto. Genotypic methods showed the bacteria in a blood sample and the ingested natto were the same strains. Older or immunocompromised patients could be at risk for bacteremi...

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Takehiro, Yahiro, Takaaki, Khan, Sakirul, Kimitsuki, Kazunori, Hiramatsu, Kazufumi, Nishizono, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10521625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37735785
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230084
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Sumario:We report a case of Bacillus subtilis variant natto bacteremia from a gastrointestinal perforation in a patient who ingested natto. Genotypic methods showed the bacteria in a blood sample and the ingested natto were the same strains. Older or immunocompromised patients could be at risk for bacteremia from ingesting natto.

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