Foodborne Illness

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds

Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified. CD10 code: A05.9

“Most of the symptoms of foodborne illness are not specific to the causative organism. However, the onset of vomiting and diarrhea within hours of consumption of contaminated food results from the ingestion of preformed toxins, most often from Staphylococcus aureus or Bacillus cereus in the United States.

Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella species, and hepatitis A typically produce symptoms more than a day after ingestion.” ABFM

Reference

Diagnosis and management of foodborne illness. Am Fam Physician 2015;92(5):358-365.

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