food poisoning (bacterial)
Last reviewed 01/2018
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
salmonellosis excluding enteric fevers (S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi)
Escherichia coli (food poisoning)
Staphylococcus aureus (food poisoning)
Clostridium perfringens (food poisoning)
Bacillus cereus (food poisoning)