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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Clostridium botulinum

EDIS, 2005
Botulism is caused by the nerve toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, often resulting in a serious paralytic condition that can lead to death.
Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham   +3 more
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Korean botulinum toxins

Journal of Neural Transmission
Abstract Botulinum toxin (BT) is used therapeutically since the late 1980s. For many years, BT drugs were provided by a small group of manufacturers from Europe and the United States. As BT’s use for aesthetic purposes surged, numerous new manufacturers entered the field, particularly from Korea.
Dirk, Dressler, Nayoung, Kim, Eric A, Johnson, Fereshte, Adib Saberi   +3 more
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Bacterial Toxins: Friends or Foes?

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999
Many emerging and reemerging bacterial pathogens synthesize toxins that serve as primary virulence factors. We highlight seven bacterial toxins produced by well-established or newly emergent pathogenic microbes.
Clare K. Schmitt, Karen C. Meysick, Alison D. O'Brien   +2 more
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Botulinum toxin type A in chronic neuropathic pain in refractory leprosy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Neuropathic pain is a chronic syndrome that is difficult to treat and often affects patients with leprosy. Recommended treatment includes the the use of analgesic drugs, codeine, tricyclic antidepressants, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants and thalidomide ...
Emanuel de Jesus Soares de Sousa, Gustavo Celeira de Sousa, Vitor Ferreira Baia, Danusa Neves Somensi, Marília Brasil Xavier   +4 more
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Immunogenicity of botulinum toxins [PDF]

Journal of Neural Transmission, 2012
Botulinum neurotoxins are formulated biologic pharmaceuticals used therapeutically to treat a wide variety of chronic conditions, with varying governmental approvals by country. Some of these disorders include cervical dystonia, post-stroke spasticity, blepharospasm, migraine, and hyperhidrosis.
Naumann, Markus, Boo, Lee Ming, Ackerman, Alan H., Gallagher, Conor J.   +3 more
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Outbreak of botulism in horses associated with toxin A and D in São Paulo state, Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: Botulism is a neuromuscular disorder caused by neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. Equine botulism has been frequently reported worldwide; however, descriptions of cases in South America remain uncommon.
Simone Miyashiro, Amanda C. Valim, Neimar N. Roncati, Nicole F. Paretsis, Alessandra C. Nassar, Fabrício M. Cerri, Danilo G.A. Andrade, José P. Oliveira-Filho, Rogério M. Amorim, Alexandre S. Borges   +9 more
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Recombinant rabies virus particles presenting botulinum neurotoxin antigens elicit a protective humoral response in vivo

Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development, 2014
Botulinum neurotoxins are one of the most potent toxins found in nature, with broad medical applications from cosmetics to the treatment of various neuropathies.
Andrew W Hudacek, Fetweh H Al-Saleem, Mallory Willet, Travis Eisemann, Jeffrey A Mattis, Lance L Simpson, Matthias J Schnell   +6 more
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Low-Dose Pre-Operative Botulinum Toxin A Effectively Facilitates Complex Ventral Hernia Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Medicina, 2020
Background: Complex ventral hernias following laparotomy present a unique challenge in that repair is hindered by the lateral tension of the abdominal wall. A novel approach to overcome this is the “chemical component separation” technique.
Ali P. Mourad, Marie Shella De Robles, Robert D. Winn   +2 more
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Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Headache and Facial Pain Disorders: An Update

Toxins
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin that is used in the treatments for several medical conditions, such as dystonia, spasticity, hemifacial spasm, overactive bladder, and hyperhidrosis.
Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho, Moises Dominguez, Christopher L. Robinson, Sait Ashina   +3 more
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Botulism: life-threatening illness

One Health & Risk Management, 2021
Introduction. Botulism is a potentially fatal syndrome of diffuse, flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Adan Raed ABO ARKIA
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