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Mortality and Associated Factors Among Adult Tetanus Patients Admitted at Public Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Tetanus, caused by Clostridium tetani, results in rigor spasms and remains as major cause of mortality in areas with poor vaccination and sanitation. Mortality has been cited to be 20%–55% in Ethiopia, possibly due to variation in healthcare, immunization, and intensive care access.
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Toxins, 2020 Botulinum neurotoxin serotype E (BoNT/E) is one of the major causes of human botulism, which is a life-threatening disease caused by flaccid paralysis of muscles. After receptor-mediated toxin internalization into motor neurons, the translocation domain (
Kwok-Ho Lam +3 more
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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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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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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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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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YoeB toxin is activated during thermal stress. [PDF]
, 2015 Type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are thought to mediate stress-responses by temporarily suppressing protein synthesis while cells redirect transcription to adapt to environmental change.
Garza-Sánchez, Fernando +2 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Made Rai Dwitya Wiradiputra,1,2 Piyatip Khuntayaporn,1,3 Krit Thirapanmethee,1,3 Mullika Traidej Chomnawang1,3 1Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Group (AmRIG), Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Biopharmaceutical ...
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The role of small proteins in Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 biofilm formation, persistence and intracellular growth [PDF]
, 2019 Burkholderia cenocepacia infections are difficult to treat due to resistance, biofilm formation and persistence. B. cenocepacia strain J2315 has a large multi-replicon genome (8.06 Mb) and the function of a large fraction of (conserved) hypothetical ...
Braeckmans, Kevin +12 more
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The bacterial antitoxin HipB establishes a ternary complex with operator DNA and phosphorylated toxin HipA to regulate bacterial persistence [PDF]
, 2014 Nearly all bacteria exhibit a type of phenotypic growth described as persistence that is thought to underlie antibiotic tolerance and recalcitrant chronic infections.
Behiels, Ester +6 more
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