Wound botulism, a potentially fatal disease, presents with signs and symptoms of food-borne botulism without the gastrointestinal manifestations. All cases have been associated with extremity wounds. The diagnosis is clinical, and aggressive ventilatory support is the cornerstone of successful therapy. A...
Thesigns and symptomsof human botulism are essentially the same for all forms of the disease, whereas it is not clear which of the animal exposures is the more important or whether there is a difference inclinical features. View chapter ...
limited evidence available regarding risk to child during breastfeeding from person with botulism; signs and symptoms of botulism not reported in any breastfeeding infants 1Etiology and PathogenesisPathogen Clostridium botulinum 1, 2, 3, 4 anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacillus ...
Predisposing circumstances to botulism; Signs and symptoms of poisoning; Contri... Simpson,Lance,L. - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 38发表: 1996年 A Targeted Therapeutic Rescues Botulinum Toxin-A Poisoned Neurons Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), a Category A biothreat agent, is the most ...
The authors note that botulism is a rare, neurotoxin-mediated disease, which begins with cranial nerve palsies and may progress to extremity weakness and respiratory failure. Physicians should be aware of the spectrum of signs and symptoms of botulism and that the respiratory system could be comprom...
DIARRHEA, ACUTE ICD-9 001–009; ICD-10 A00–A09 Diarrhea is often accompanied by other clinical signs and symptoms including vomiting, fever, dehydration and electrolyte disturbances. It is a symptom of infection by many different bacterial, viral and parasitic enteric agents. The specific ...
Botulism is a very serious foodborne illness, often fatal, and characterized by neuroparalytic signs and symptoms. Early observations found an association ... CL Hatheway - 《Current Topics in Microbiology & Immunology》 被引量: 463发表: 1995年 Botulism in the United States, 1979 The total of...
and sterilization. The exotoxin absorbed in the intestine circulates in the blood and affects the nuclei of the cranial nerves and of intracardial nerve ganglia. The incubation period—from the moment of infection to the appearance of the first symptoms of disease—varies from two hours to ten...
(PCR) testing to supplement the diagnosis of botulism, the only currently validated laboratory diagnostic test is the time-consuming mouse bioassay. The mouse bioassay involves injecting serum into mice and looking for signs of botulism. This test typically takes 48 hours, while the direct culturing...
If an otherwise healthy baby develops constipation, followed by weakness and difficulty in sucking, crying, or breathing, then infant botulism should be considered the most likely diagnosis until proven otherwise. If you notice these signs, you should seek immediate medical care. When infant botulis...