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Evaluating the effect of equine tetanus antitoxin on mortality rates of dogs affected by tetanus [PDF]
Veterinary EvidencePICO Question In dogs with tetanus, does administering the equine tetanus antitoxin compared to not administering the antitoxin reduce mortality rates? Clinical bottom line Category of research Treatment.
Berry Wong
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Modeling sRNA-Regulated Plasmid Maintenance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 We study a theoretical model for the toxin-antitoxin (hok/sok) mechanism for plasmid maintenance in bacteria. Toxin-antitoxin systems enforce the maintenance of a plasmid through post-segregational killing of cells that have lost the plasmid.
Chen Chris Gong, Stefan Klumpp
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Toxins, 2020 Ricin, produced from the castor beans of Ricinus communis, is a cytotoxin that exerts its action by inactivating ribosomes and causing cell death. Accidental (e.g., ingestion of castor beans) and/or intentional (e.g., suicide) exposure to ricin through ...
Sarah J. Whitfield +6 more
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Post-Exposure Anti-Ricin Treatment Protects Swine against Lethal Systemic and Pulmonary Exposures
Toxins, 2020 Ricin, a plant-derived toxin originating from the seeds of Ricinus communis (castor bean plant), is one of the most lethal toxins known. To date, there is no approved post-exposure therapy for ricin exposures.
Reut Falach +14 more
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IN VITRO ESTIMATION OF POTENCY OF SOME CLOSTRIDIAL TOXOIDS [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2005 The efficacy of the toxin binding inhibition test (ToBi) as an in vitro testing of potency for multicomponent clostridial vaccine was compared with the currently used toxin neutralization test (TN).
M.M. FAYEZ, A.A. EL-MENISY, A.Z. HUSSEIN
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Investigation of the Frequency of Foodborne Botulism in Patients Referred to Loghman Hospital in Tehran City, Iran, From 2008 to 2019 [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2020 Background: Foodborne botulism is a fatal paralytic illness caused mainly by the neurotoxin produced by an anaerobic bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. In this study, the frequency of foodborne botulism in patients referred to a hospital in Iran has
Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal +7 more
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Medical Countermeasures against Ricin Intoxication
Toxins, 2023 Ricin toxin is a disulfide-linked glycoprotein (AB toxin) comprising one enzymatic A chain (RTA) and one cell-binding B chain (RTB) contained in the castor bean, a Ricinus species.
Christine Rasetti-Escargueil +1 more
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Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2018 The detergent-compatible alkaline protease was produced from the bacterial strain Bacillus sp. APP-07 isolated from Laundromat soil of Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
I.K. Shaikh, P.P. Dixit, T.M. Shaikh
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Toxins, 2017 Ricin is a type II ribosome-inactivating toxin that catalytically inactivates ribosomes ultimately leading to cell death. The toxicity of ricin along with the prevalence of castor beans (its natural source) has led to its increased notoriety and ...
Sarah J. C. Whitfield +8 more
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A case of asymmetric cranial nerve palsy due to iatrogenic botulism [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2021 Introduction:Botulism is a rare but lethal disease and atypical clinical presentations of this disease are difficult to diagnose. We report a case of iatrogenic botulism who presented withasymmetric cranial nerve involvement.Case report:An eighteen year ...
Muhammad Akbar Baig, Joshua Nogar
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