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Toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains of Clostridium botulinum type E : A. Differentiation by immunodiffusion : B. Attempts to induce toxigenicity by mutagenic agents

In this study of toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains of Clostridium botulinum type E, attempts were made to induce toxin production in non-toxigenic cultures by exposure to mutagenic agents and to differentiate the organisms by immunodiffusion.
Balstraz, Edwina Gene
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Familial Cluster of Foodborne Botulism Associated with Homemade Dairy Products: A Case Series

International Medical Case Reports Journal
Khadijeh Saravani,1 Amirhosein Kamrava,2 Javad Poursamimi3 1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Zabol University of Medical Science, Zabol, Iran; 2Student Research Committee, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran; 3Department of ...
Saravani K, Kamrava A, Poursamimi J
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False-positive serum botulism bioassay in Miller-Fisher Syndrome

, 2015
We describe a patient with acute progressive weakness and areflexia. Both botulism and Miller-Fisher variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome were initial diagnostic considerations, and she was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and botulinum antitoxin. A
Shah, Umang, Campellone, Joseph V, Shah, Vishal, Mirsen, Thomas R, Zeylikman, Yuriy   +4 more
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Botulism as a cause of respiratory failure in injecting drug users.

, 2003
Background: Wound botulism occurs as a consequence of inoculation of Clostridium botulinum spores into a wound. Aim: To describe such a case of wound botulism.
Ryan, Jim, Fitzgerald, S, Gallagher, C, Lyons, R, Hall, WW   +4 more
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Ophthalmoplegia and slurred speech in an intravenous drug user

, 2006
Sanjeev Krishna, Anke Hensiek, Hensiek, A, Charles Woodrow, Jaime Vera, Francesca Crawley, Vera, J, Woodrow, C, Crawley, F, Krishna, S   +9 more
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Botulinum neurotoxin: from molecular pathogenesis to emerging countermeasures

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic syndrome caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs)—among the most potent biological agents—with an estimated human lethal dose (LD50) of approximately 1 ng/kg.
Sultan Almudimeegh
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First case of infant botulism in Sicily—case report

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background Botulism is a rare and life-threatening disease caused by the potent botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which can be produced by Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) and related bacteria.
Antonino Fazzino, Carmelinda Cavallaro, Francesca Cavataio, Giulia Linares, Antonina Lo Cascio, Carla Lo Porto, Giuseppe Santangelo, Laura Venuti, Giovanni Corsello, Claudia Colomba   +9 more
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Clostridium botulinum - diseases, diagnosis and prevention

, 2011
Botulismus je těžké neuroparalytické onemocnění, které je způsobeno pozřením kontaminovaných potravin. Onemocnění je vyvolané toxiny produkovanými bakterií Clostridium.
Orlíková, Alena
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Outbreak of Botulinum toxin Type A associated with bottled carrot juice [PDF]

September 16, 2006, 12:31 EDT (12:31 PM EDT)CDCHAN-00250-06-09-16-ADV-NA commercial beverage has been confirmed as the cause of a cluster of three botulism cases in Georgia.

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Infant botulism in Australia: availability of human botulinum antitoxin for treatment

Medical Journal of Australia, 2010
We report the first Australian case of treatment of infant botulism with a human botulinum antitoxin developed in the United States by the California Department of Public Health. Our patient's clinical improvement was rapid, and although the product is expensive, cost-analysis supports the economical viability of its use.
May, M. L. A., Corkeron, M. A., Stretton, M.   +2 more
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