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Food poisoning

Última revisão: 9 Dec 2025
Última atualização: 03 Sep 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • diarrhea
  • nausea and vomiting
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • abdominal pain
  • bloating
  • fever
  • dehydration
  • blood or mucus in stool
  • profuse rice-water stool
  • reactive arthritis
  • skin manifestations
  • ear, nose, and throat manifestations
  • hepatosplenomegaly
  • neurologic manifestations
  • hepatobiliary disease
  • pulmonary symptoms
  • other intestinal features
  • manifestations of ectopic infection
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Fatores de risco

  • older people and pregnant women
  • chronic disease
  • recent history of travel
  • immunocompromised state
  • history of contact with other people with food poisoning
  • consumption of undercooked meat
  • consumption of raw seafood
  • consumption of homemade canned foods
  • consumption of unpasteurized soft cheeses
  • consumption of deli meats
  • consumption of unpasteurized milk or juice
  • consumption of raw eggs
  • improper food handling and storage
  • gastric acid suppression
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • stool microscopy for WBC and red blood cells (RBC)
  • stool culture
  • stool ova and parasite (O&P) test
  • polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of stool
  • CBC with differential
  • basic metabolic panel
  • C-reactive protein
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • botulinum toxin detection test
  • blood culture
  • serum lipase or amylase
  • LFTs
  • hepatitis A IgM antibodies
  • hepatitis E IgM antibodies
  • acute abdominal series
  • sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy
  • esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • biopsy
  • string test (entero-test)
  • duodenal aspirate
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Algoritmo de tratamento

Inicial

mild-to-moderate disease

severe disease

suspected foodborne botulism

AGUDA

known infecting organism

Colaboradores

Autores

Philip Allan, MBBS, DPhil, FRCP

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Department of Gastroenterology

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

UK

Declarações

PA has consulted for Takeda (Shire) and BaxterHealthcare. PA has received travel, accommodation, and conference fees from Takeda (Shire).

Agradecimentos

Dr Philip Allan would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Satish Keshav, Dr Michael Bennish, Dr Willem J.S. de Villiers, and Dr Houssam E. Mardini, the previous contributors to this topic. Unfortunately, we have been made aware that Dr Satish Keshav has passed away.

Declarações

MB received funds, salary, and/or research funding greater than 6 figures USD. MB declares that he has no other competing interests. WJSDV and HEM declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores

Franz Allerberger, MD, MPH

Professor of Clinical Microbiology

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)

Vienna

Austria

Declarações

FA declares that he has no competing interests.

Nancy Crum-Cianflone, MD, MPH

Department Head

Naval Health Research Center

San Diego

CA

Declarações

NCC declares that she has no competing interests.

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Principais artigos

American Medical Association, American Nurses Association/American Nurses Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, et al. Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 Apr 16;53(RR-4):1-33.Texto completo  Resumo

World Health Organization. Foodborne disease outbreaks: guidelines for investigation and control. 2008 [internet publication].Texto completo

Public Health England. UK Standards for microbiology investigations S 7: gastroenteritis. Oct 2020 [internet publication].Texto completo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Food safety. Aug 2023 [internet publication].Texto completo

Shane AL, Mody RK, Crump JA, et al. 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of infectious diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 29;65(12):e45-80.Texto completo  Resumo

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