A child is presenting with vomiting and abdominal pain after 5 hours of eating some food. The most likely causative organism
Correct Answer: Bacillus cereus
Description: → Food poisoning presenting within 6 hours is seen:
Staph aureus and
B. cereus.
→ Cl. Botulinum causes constipation (not diarrhea) and the incubation period is about 18-24 hours.
→ V. cholerare has incubation period > 16 hours.
Category:
Microbiology
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