Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning:

Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning: Introduction

Food poisoning caused by the staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This is the most common cause of food poisoning. The bacteria can occur in most foods if the food is not handled hygienically and kept at the correct temperature. Symptoms usually start soon after consuming the contaminated food and generally lasts a couple of days. The severity of the symptoms depends on the amount of contaminated food consumed and the health of the patient. Dehydration is a common complication of this condition. ...more »

Symptoms of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

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Treatments for Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

Treatment of food poisoning is dependant on the severity of symptoms, the age of the patient, coomorbidities (such as diabetes etc) and the likely causative organism. Treatment is usually symptomatic as the illness is usually self-limiting within 24-48 hours. Treatments include:
- Avoidance of dehydration and rehydration
  - Oral therapy - if vomiting and dehydration are not severe. Small amounts and often, ideally with and balanced electrolyte solutions, but other fluids can be used. Avoid high sugar drinks as this may worsen diarrhoea and dehydration.
  - Nasogastric therapy - in a hospital setting may be used to avoid intravenous therapy.
  - Intravenous therapy - where vomiting and/or dehydration are severe, or there is an altered level of consciousness or other coomorbidities.
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Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning: Complications

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Dehydration
Muscle cramping (from vomiting/diarrhea) (see Muscle cramps)
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Causes of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

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Disease Topics Related To Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

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Food-borne bacterial infection
Food-borne parasitic infection
Food-borne viral infection
Zoonosis
Gastrointestinal disease
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Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, ...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the ...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course,...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see ...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of...read more »

Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Poisoning / Toxicology Specialists:
- Medical Toxicology (Poisoning Specialists)
- Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
- Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning

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