Fried Rice Syndrome by Christin Ching Yee https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2016-09-21 03:20:43 UTC 2025-09-27 13:39:34 UTC hello@padlet.com References  christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282358 2016-09-21 03:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282358 Prevention  christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282373 As B. cereus is ubiquitous in the environment, control measures should be focused on preventing growth of B. cereus and the formation of emetic toxin in the food.

  • Ensure food is maintained either at a temperature above 60°C or refrigerated below 4°C.
  • Cool Cooked food that will not be immediately consumed to below 4°C within 6 hours.
  • When reheating food, ensure that the temperature reaches at least 74°C (Bccdc.ca, 2016).
]]> 2016-09-21 03:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282373 Treatment christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282376 -Most people recover without treatment. The administration of fluids is recommended if the diarrhea or vomiting is severe.

-Antimicrobial therapy-vancomycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, tetracyline (http://www.antimicrobe.org/b82.asp)
-Drink plenty of fluids (electrolytes)


]]> 2016-09-21 03:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282376 Diagnosis christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282379 - Food poisoning caused by B. cereus can be confirmed by isolation of this bacterium in food, stool or vomit samples. Different media are available to culture this pathogen (Bccda.ca, 2016).

- Phage Typing
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7751369)

]]> 2016-09-21 03:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282379 Transmission  christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282398 Disease Manifestation: Food Borne- particularly rice and left over. 

]]> 2016-09-21 03:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282398 Pathogen christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282410 Pathogen: Bacillus cereus

  • Gram Positive
  • Spore Forming 
  • Motile
  • Widely distrubuted environmentally

Pathogenesis



]]> 2016-09-21 03:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282410 Signs & Symptoms christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282425 Symptoms include: 

Emetic syndrome
  • Vomitting 
  • Nausea 
  • Sometimes Diarrhea
Symptoms usually start 0.5 to 5 hours after ingestion of contaminated food. Usually, Symptoms will dissapear in 6 to 24 hours. 

Diarrheal Syndrome 
  • Diarrhea, sometimes with blood and/ or mucus 
  • nausea 
  • abdominal pain 
Symptoms usually start 8 to 16 hours after ingestion of contaminated food. Usually symptoms dissapear in 12 to 24 hours (Bccdc.ca, 2016). 
]]> 2016-09-21 03:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282425 <i>B. cereus </i>( Fried Rice Syndrome) christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282434 First Discovered in 1963 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863360/)
In Canada, over 36 000 cases of foodborned illnesses is due to B. cereus in 2006 (Bccdc.ca,2016).

SOURCE:
A variety of food, particularly rice and leftovers
It can also be due to food that have sat out for too long at room temperature. 
https://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/bcereus/

For Diarrheal Syndrome:
Incubation period is 6-15 Hours

For Emetic Syndrome:
Incubation is 30 minutes to 6 hours 

]]> 2016-09-21 03:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282434 <i>Bacilus Cereus</i> christinwcy https://padlet.com/christinwcy/bb2h7ryuqs1i/wish/125282445 View under microscope ( Bccdc.ca, 2016) 

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