ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2012
Intestinal toxemia botulism in 3 adults, Ontario, Canada, 2006-2008.
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- Botulinum Neurotoxin Detection Methods for Public Health Response and Surveillance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2018Review
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- Constipation and poor feeding in an infant with botulism.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2012Article
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Abstract
Five cases of intestinal toxemia botulism in adults were identified within an 18-month period in or near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We describe findings for 3 of the 5 case-patients. Clinical samples contained Clostridium botulinum spores and botulinum neurotoxins (types A and B) for extended periods (range 41-61 days), indicative of intestinal toxemia botulism. Patients' clinical signs improved with supportive care and administration of botulinum antitoxin. Peanut butter from the residence of 1 case-patient yielded C. botulinum type A, which corresponded with type A spores found in the patient's feces. The food and clinical isolates from this case-patient could not be distinguished by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Two of the case-patients had Crohn disease and had undergone previous bowel surgery, which may have contributed to infection with C. botulinum. These cases reinforce the view that an underlying gastrointestinal condition is a risk factor for adult intestinal toxemia botulism.
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