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Wound Botulism in Black Tar Heroin Injecting Users: A Case Series

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021
The incidence of wound botulism in injection drug users has increased since the introduction of black tar heroin. Many species of the Clostridium genus, most commonly Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium baratii , and Clostridium butyricum , have been ...
Nadia Raza MD, Sandhya Dhital MS, Valerie Elise Espinoza MS, Roopam Jariwal MD, Chien-Wai Chiu MD, Michael Valdez MD, Arash Heidari MD, FACP, Greti Petersen MD, FACP, Katayoun Sabetian MD   +8 more
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Difficulties of differential diagnosis of botulism

Лечащий Врач, 2021
The article presents the differential diagnosis of botulism with the most significant diseases similar to botulism, based on the classic symptoms of botulism: the connection of the disease with food intake, the absence of fever, progressive muscle ...
G. A. Kharchenko, O. G. Kimirilova, A. A. Kimirilov   +2 more
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Exploring Bird Gut Microbiota Through Opportunistic Fecal Sampling: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
Wetland degradation threatens bird populations, and their intestinal microbiota composition is influenced by local conditions, particularly diet. This pilot study used fecal samples collected from the ground to assess avian gut microbiota via 16S rRNA metabarcoding, revealing significant variations linked to bird traits and environmental factors ...
Laura Fablet, Aurélie Bonin, Diane Zarzoso‐Lacoste, Vincent Dubut, Laurence Walch   +4 more
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Four Cases of Food-Borne Botulism in a Family

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2002
Botulism is caused  by a neurotoxin produced from the anaerobic,    Spore-forming bacterium clostridium botulinum. Botulism have four     clinical  forms:1)Food –borne botulism   2)Wound botulism    3)Infant botulism    4)undetermined botulism, that the 
Fariba Keramat
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Botulism with Unusual Rapid Progression to Complete Paralysis in a Child

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2015
Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic illness which is difficult to diagnose accurately, especially in children. We report a child with type A botulism intoxication, with very rapid progression to coma-like consciousness and respiratory failure.
Hui-Ju Tsai, Wen-Chen Liang, Chien-Hua Wang, Po-Ching Chou, Jong-Hau Hsu, Chia-Tsuan Huang, Yuh-Jyh Jong   +6 more
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The Scientific Benefits of a Statewide, Standardized, Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program in Hawaiʻi

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
Coastal wetlands in Hawaiʻi provide habitat for endangered waterbirds, invertebrates, plants, and the Hawaiian hoary bat, as well as support Indigenous food systems. Establishment of a statewide, coordinated coastal wetland monitoring program could track the recovery of endangered species and improve management of natural and agricultural wetlands ...
Judith Z. Drexler, Helen Raine, Carrie L. Harrington, Kawika B. Winter, Kaʻuaʻoa Fraiola, Joy Browning, Jeff Burgett, David A. Burney, Kim Falinski, Scott Fisher, Kristen C. Harmon, Jessica L. Idle, Monica Iglecia, Mari‐Vaughn V. Johnson, Matthew Keir, K. Jackson Letchworth, Kirsten Moy, Anthony Olegario, Melissa R. Price, J. Michael Reed, Yoshimi M. Rii, Rachel Rounds, Charles B. van Rees, Bret Wolfe   +23 more
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A rare symptom of foodborne botulism: dysgeusia. Case report and clinical review

Emergency Care Journal
Clostridium botulinum has become one of the most well-known microorganisms in medical history, thanks to both fatal botulism epidemics and the recent medical use of botulinum neurotoxin.
Simone Esposito, Francesco Coletta, Giovanna Di Maiolo, Filomena Lo Chiatto, Pasquale Rinaldi, Anna Lanza, Getano Panico, Crescenzo Sala, Antonio Tomasello, Romolo Villani   +9 more
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Effects of Plant Substitutes for Nitrite on the Technological Characteristics of Fermented Sausages: A Comprehensive Review

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
Since the consumption of sodium nitrite is harmful to humans and this substance is used as an additive in fermented sausages, it is suggested to use plant substitutes for nitrite. In this article, it deals with a comprehensive review of the proposed plant substitutes and the different effects of these substitutes on the technological characteristics of
Sima Tahmouzi, Behnam Alizadeh Salmani, Soheyl Eskandari, Masoumeh Arab   +3 more
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Botulism disguised as parotitis

IDCases, 2020
Botulism is an acute toxin-mediated neuroparalytic syndrome caused by some Clostridium species. It typically presents itself as an acute symmetric descending paralysis of cranial and peripheral nerves, which can potentially evolve to respiratory failure ...
João Paulo Caldas, Rita Filipe, Rita Queirós, António Grilo Novais, Francisco Almeida, Luís Malheiro, Teresa Teixeira Lopes, Margarida Saraiva, Margarida Tavares, António Sarmento   +9 more
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Epidemiology of diagnostic errors in pediatric emergency departments using electronic triggers

Academic Emergency Medicine, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 226-245, March 2025.
Abstract Objectives We applied three electronic triggers to study frequency and contributory factors of missed opportunities for improving diagnosis (MOIDs) in pediatric emergency departments (EDs): return visits within 10 days resulting in admission (Trigger 1), care escalation within 24 h of ED presentation (Trigger 2), and death within 24 h of ED ...
Prashant Mahajan, Emily White, Kathy Shaw, Sarah J. Parker, James Chamberlain, Richard M. Ruddy, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Jacqueline Corboy, Andrew Krack, Brandon Ku, Daphne Morrison Ponce, Asha S. Payne, Elizabeth Freiheit, Gregor Horvath, Giselle Kolenic, Michele Carney, Nicole Klekowski, Karen J. O'Connell, Hardeep Singh   +18 more
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