Association between Tea Ingestion and Invasive Bacillus cereus Infection among Children with Cancer | Zendy

Chadi M. El Saleeby | Zendy; Scott C. Howard | Zendy; Randall T. Hayden | Zendy; J. A. McCullers | Zendy

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Association between Tea Ingestion and Invasive Bacillus cereus Infection among Children with Cancer

Author(s) -

Chadi M. El Saleeby,

Scott C. Howard,

Randall T. Hayden,

J. A. McCullers

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/425358

Subject(s) - bacillus cereus , medicine , bacteremia , pathogen , ingestion , transmission (telecommunications) , cereus , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering

Bacillus cereus is an emerging pathogen that causes invasive disease in immunocompromised hosts. A case-control study, prompted by a clinical case, demonstrated an association between dietary tea ingestion and B. cereus bacteremia. Policies designed to interrupt transmission of this pathogen to susceptible patients should be considered.

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