Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients
Clostridium perfringens food poisoning can be fatal in patients with chronic constipation. We report the investigation and management of a probable outbreak of C. perfringens food poisoning among psychiatric patients in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013.
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| author | Colleen Bamford Peter Milligan Sean Kaliski |
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| description | Clostridium perfringens food poisoning can be fatal in patients with chronic constipation. We report the investigation and management of a probable outbreak of C. perfringens food poisoning among psychiatric patients in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-854f86e442974897bc33d961fc2d01df2022-12-22T03:25:01ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Psychiatry1608-96852078-67862019-08-01250e1e210.4102/sajpsychiatry.v25i0.1339462Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patientsColleen Bamford0Peter Milligan1Sean Kaliski2Medical Microbiologist, Pathcare, East London, South Africa; and, National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape TownDepartment of Psychiatry, Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa; and, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape TownForensic Mental Health Service, Valkenberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Afria; and, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape TownClostridium perfringens food poisoning can be fatal in patients with chronic constipation. We report the investigation and management of a probable outbreak of C. perfringens food poisoning among psychiatric patients in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013.https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1339Clostridium perfringensFood poisoningPsychiatric patientsFatalGastric hypomotilityClozapine |
| spellingShingle | Colleen Bamford Peter Milligan Sean Kaliski Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients South African Journal of Psychiatry Clostridium perfringens Food poisoning Psychiatric patients Fatal Gastric hypomotility Clozapine |
| title | Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| title_full | Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| title_fullStr | Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| title_short | Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| title_sort | dangers of clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients |
| topic | Clostridium perfringens Food poisoning Psychiatric patients Fatal Gastric hypomotility Clozapine |
| url | https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1339 |
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