A 22-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea and vomiting 12 hours after eating at a buffet in Bangkok. She has no fever and no blood in the stool. S...

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A 22-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea and vomiting 12 hours after eating at a buffet in Bangkok. She has no fever and no blood in the stool. Symptoms resolve spontaneously within 24 hours. What is the most likely cause?

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Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin (pre-formed toxin food poisoning)

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Salmonella Enteritidis

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Enteroaggregative E. coli

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Norovirus

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Clostridium perfringens

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

A 22-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea and vomiting 12 hours after eating at a buffet in Bangkok. She has no fever and no blood in the stool. Symptoms resolve spontaneously within 24 hours. What is the most likely cause?