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Food Poisoning

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Food poisoning (FP) or food-borne disease (FBD) often manifests with gastrointestinal symptoms, although other organ involvement is possible.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India

    P. C. Rajeev MBBS, MD (General Medicine) & Jerry Johny MBBS, MD (Emergency Medicine)

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  1. PushpagiriMedical College Hospital, Kerala, India

    Suresh S David

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Rajeev, P.C., Johny, J. (2016). Food Poisoning. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_46

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