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National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2017 [PDF]
In 2017, 182 laboratory-confirmed botulism cases were reported to CDC\u2014141 (77%) infant, 19 (10%) foodborne, 19 (10%) wound, and three (1%) \u201cother\u201d classified as: two (1%) iatrogenic, and one (1%) suspected adult intestinal colonization ...
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National Enteric Disease Surveillance : botulism surveillance overview [PDF]
Surveillance System Overview: National Botulism Surveillance System.Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and ...
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Infant botulism: is there an association with thiamine deficiency?
, 2014 Infant botulism is an acute life-threatening condition and diagnosis is frequently delayed. Therefore, the best time window to administer specific antibodies, at present the only etiology-based therapy, is often missed, entailing long periods of ...
Weber, Sven +5 more
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Clinical mimics of infant botulism
Since 1992, Human Botulism Immune Globulin has been provided by the California Department of Health Services to infants with probable infant botulism, the intestinal toxemia form of human botulism.
Arnon, Stephen S.
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National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2018 [PDF]
In 2018, health departments reported 242 cases of botulism to CDC. Of those, 231 were laboratory-confirmed and 11 were probable. The cases were of the following types: 162 (67%) infant, 61 (25%) wound, 18 (7%) foodborne, and 1 (
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National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2019 [PDF]
In 2019, health departments reported 215 cases of botulism to CDC. Of those, 201 cases were laboratory-confirmed and 14 were probable (Table 1). The cases were of the following types: 152 (71%) infant, 41 (19%) wound, and 21 (10%) foodborne, and 1 (
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National Enteric Disease Surveillance : botulism annual summary, 2011 [PDF]
Summary of botulism cases reported in 2011.A total of 140 confirmed cases of botulism (136 laboratory-confirmed and 4 epidemiologically-linked) were reported to CDC in 2011.
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First confirmed case of infant botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type A(B) in a 10-month-old infant in Hanoi, Vietnam. [PDF]
IJID Reg, 2022 Nga TT +12 more
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Genetic Characterization of Clostridium botulinum Isolated from the First Case of Infant Botulism in Korea. [PDF]
Ann Lab Med, 2021 Jeon JH +11 more
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Summary of botulism cases reported in 2007
A total of 144 cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2007. Foodborne botulism accounted for 26 (18%) cases, infant botulism for 91 (63%) cases, wound botulism for 22 (15%) cases, and botulism of unknown or other etiology for 5 (3%) cases.File named ...
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