Two cases of adult botulism caused by botulinum neurotoxin producing Clostridium baratii.
Anaerobe 2014;
30:178-180. [PMID:
25463969 DOI:
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Type F botulism occurs rarely in clinical cases. Two cases of type F botulism in elderly patients that were clustered in time and space are described. Clostridium baratii producing type F botulinum neurotoxin was isolated from both patients; molecular typing of these isolates revealed that they were unrelated strains.
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