Food poisoning (bacterial)
Classification:
- toxin type - release pre-formed toxin causing rapid onset of symptoms; usually short duration, afebrile:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus cereus
- intermediate-type - pre-formed toxin released once organism has multiplied within the gut; 12 hour incubation period:
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium botulinum
- infectious type - organisms multiply within and invade the gut; incubation period of several days:
- Campylobacter - most common cause of bacterial food poisoning overall in UK
- Salmonellosis
- Shigella
- E. coli
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus } UK
- Yersinia } rarities
Reference
- American Medical Association, American Nurses Association/American Nurses Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, et al. Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 Apr 16;53(RR-4):1-33.
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