A 12 year old boy presents with vomiting within 3 hours of consumption of food at a pay. What is the likely causative organism responsible for the symptoms ?
Incubation period of staphylococcal food poisoning is 1-6 hours. As per question, consumption of food is within 6 hrs (3hrs). Food Poisoning Organism Incubation period Staphylococcal 1-6 hours Salmonella 12-24 hours Botulism 12-36 hours Clostridium perfringens 6-24 hours Bacillus cereus 1-6 hours E.coli 8-72 hours
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium perfringens
NEET Jan 2020