Fifteen Of 50 in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — Case | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | SMLE Q#13319
SMLE Question #13319
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Objective: OBJ-367
Last updated: February 2026
Fifteen of 50 hospital staff on the same floor developed sudden vomiting, abdominal cramps, and watery diarrhea 12–24 hours after sharing lunch from the same nearby restaurant. No one is critically ill, and no diagnosis has been confirmed. What is the most appropriate next step in the outbreak investigation?
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