Investigation of the Frequency of Foodborne Botulism in Patients Referred to Loghman Hospital in Tehran City, Iran, From 2008 to 2019

Investigation of the Frequency of Foodborne Botulism in Patients Referred to Loghman Hospital in Tehran City, Iran, From 2008 to 2019

Background: Foodborne botulism is a fatal paralytic illness caused mainly by the neurotoxin produced by an anaerobic bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. In this study, the frequency of foodborne botulism in patients referred to a hospital in Iran has been reviewed for ten years. Methods: In thi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal, Fares Najar, Ahdie Karbalaei Shabani, Master of Food Microbiology, Khadijeh Ezoji, Minoosh Shabani, Mohammad Reza Montazer Khorasan, Alireza Jannani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
Subjects:
clostridium
botulism
antitoxin
food poisoning
paralysis
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/28348/pdf

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