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Application of PCR to a clinical and environmental investigation of a case of equine botulism [PDF]
, 1994 PCR for the detection of botulinum neurotoxin gene types A to E was used in the investigation of a case of equine botulism. Samples from a foal diagnosed with toxicoinfectious botulism in 1985 were reanalyzed by PCR and the mouse bioassay in conjunction ...
Éva Szabó +5 more
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Immunological Characterization and Neutralizing Ability of Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Botulinum Neurotoxin Type H. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundOnly Clostridium botulinum strain IBCA10-7060 produces the recently described novel botulinum neurotoxin type H (BoNT/H). BoNT/H (N-terminal two-thirds most homologous to BoNT/F and C-terminal one-third most homologous to BoNT/A) requires ...
Arnon, Stephen S +5 more
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A case of infant botulism in a 4-month-old baby [PDF]
, 2016 This case-report highlights: i) the difficulty of IB diagnosis as it is a rare syndrome with subclinical onset, ii) the need for an accurate training for physicians involved in IB management, iii) the efficacy and safety of TEqA in IB treatment, iv ...
Bruna Auricchio +6 more
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Exploring the genetic background of the botulism neurotoxin BoNT/B2 in Spain
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 To determine whether the neurotoxin BoNT/B2 causing botulism in Spain is clonal, the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Clostridium botulinum from food-borne episodes and infant cases of the condition were explored.
Sylvia Valdezate +7 more
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Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Foodborne botulism is a potentially fatal, paralytic illness that can cause large outbreaks. A possible increase in botulism incidence during 2001 in Georgia prompted this study.
Jay K. Varma +12 more
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Botulism in the 21st Century: A Scoping Review
Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023 Botulism is a potentially deadly neuroparalytic disease that affects all age groups; it is highly challenging to diagnose due to its nonspecific symptoms. Infant botulism is the most common form of botulism in the United States, followed by foodborne and
Ketino Kobaidze, Zanthia Wiley
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Local outbreak of foodborne botulism in Krasnoyarsk
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023 Botulism is a serious infectious disease that has not lost its relevance today. Due to the widespread popularity of home canning, botulism is widespread everywhere, more often recorded in the form of sporadic cases and small (local) outbreaks.
G. P. Martynova +7 more
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Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine, 2023 This oral board case is appropriate for emergency medicine residents and medical students (with senior resident assistance) on emergency medicine rotation.Although a somewhat rare disease, infant botulism is a true pediatric emergency that carried a 90% rate of mortality prior to the development of an antitoxin.1 While botulism infections can be ...
Garispe, DO, Ashley, Cherry, MD, Steven
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Emergency Care Journal, 2008 Infant Botulism is a form of human botulism in which ingested spores of Clostridium botulinum germinate, colonize the infant’s colon, in which they produce botulinum neurotoxin.
Davide Lonati +8 more
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Clinical cases of atypical and severe botulism
Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2020 The aim of the work was to present two clinical cases of botulism: the atypical course and the severe course with late administration of heptavalent botulinum antitoxin, which still had a significant positive clinical effect and contributed to a faster ...
O. L. Ivakhiv, N. Yu. Vyshnevska
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