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Staphylococcal enterotoxin
Food poisoning occurs as a result of the preformed enterotoxin of Staphylococcus aureus.
Clinical manifestations:
1) nausea & vomiting develop with 1-6 hours after ingestion of contaminated food
2) diarrhea follows
3) spontaneous resolution of symptoms occurs within 24 hours
Related
food poisoning (foodborne disease)
Staphylococcus aureus
Specific
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin
General
enterotoxin
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998