Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Outbreak Of Food Poisoning In An Educational Instituition

Dr Pmp Singh, Dr Sukhmeet Minhas

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Background : Foodborne infections are a major cause of illness and death all over the world . In developing countries, foodborne infection is the cause of death of many children. Objectives : 1. To investigate an outeak of food poisoning which occurred in an educational instituition Method : A retrospective cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in the setting of an educational instituition in a metropolitan city. Standard statistical methods such as calculation of percentage and chi square were utilized for analysis. Results (a) Person distribution: All fifteen (100%) cases were students of the educational institution. All the fifteen (100%) cases were boys. (b) Time distribution: All the cases occurred within 2 to 5 hrs of consuming the food. (c) Possible causative organism: Taking into account the clinical findings of the cases and the incubation period of food poisoning the causative agent appears to be Staphylococcus aureus. No food sample was preserved and hence microbiological confirmation could not be carried out . Conclusion : A small scale outeak of food poisoning occurred in an educational instituition. Clinically the most likely causative organism was suspected to be Staphylococcus aureus.

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OUTBREAK OF FOOD POISONING IN AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUITION, Dr PMP Singh, Dr Sukhmeet Minhas GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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