KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 139 · KROK (Dentistry)
When examining a patient presumptively diagnosed with food toxicoinfection, a doctor on duty has detected symptoms characteristic of botulism. The patient named the meals he ate the day before. What is the most probable cause of infection?
- A. Homemade canned meat
- B. Strawberries from a suburban vegetable garden
- C. Fried eggs
- D. Custard pastry from a private bakery
- E. Sour cream from a local dairy factory
Hint
Clostridium botulinum is a spore-forming anaerobe; think of which food gives oxygen-free conditions after poor heat treatment.
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