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Botulism
Studies from R.P. Fagan and colleagues reveal new findings on botulism
April 21st, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Persistence of circulating toxin in patients with foodborne botulism is not well characterized. Recommendations for administration of botulinum antitoxin are ambiguous for patients with late-presenting disease, such as a Florida woman with toxin-positive serum 12 days after toxin ingestion." "We reviewed Alaska records of foodborne outbreaks of botulism that occurred during 1959-2007 to examine the period after ingestion during which toxin was detected. Of 64 cases with toxin-positive serum, toxin was detected up to 11 days after ingestion," wrote R.P. Fagan and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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