A child after consuming food in a pay complains of diarrhea within 1-5 hours. The diagnosis is ?

Ans. is 'a' i.e., S. aureus . Staphylococcal food poisoning occurs within 2-6 hrs after consuming contaminated food containing preformed toxin. . The only other cause of food poisoning presenting with in 4-6 hrs is Bacillus cereus.