Clinical Criteria to Trigger Suspicion for Botulism: An Evidence-Based Tool to Facilitate Timely Recognition of Suspected Cases During Sporadic Events and Outbreaks | Zendy

Agam K. Rao | Zendy; Neal H. Lin | Zendy; Stephanie E. Griese | Zendy; Kevin ChathamStephens | Zendy; Martina L. Badell | Zendy; Jeremy Sobel | Zendy

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Clinical Criteria to Trigger Suspicion for Botulism: An Evidence-Based Tool to Facilitate Timely Recognition of Suspected Cases During Sporadic Events and Outbreaks

Author(s) -

Agam K. Rao,

Neal H. Lin,

Stephanie E. Griese,

Kevin ChathamStephens,

Martina L. Badell,

Jeremy Sobel

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix814

Subject(s) - botulism , medicine , outbreak , intensive care medicine , identification (biology) , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biology

Effective treatment for botulism requires early clinical recognition. Diagnosis of botulism, including during outbreaks, can be challenging. We assessed combinations of signs and symptoms among confirmed cases and identified sensitive clinical criteria to trigger suspicion. We produced a tool that may facilitate rapid identification of sporadic and outbreak-associated cases.

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