Open AccessClinical and epidemiological characteristics of botulism
Author(s) -
V. Ya. Davydov,
Sh. S. Khasanov
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj80721
Subject(s) - botulism , epidemiology , outbreak , medicine , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology
We analyzed the clinical picture and epidemiology of botulism diseases in 6 foci of infection (20 patients 16 men and 4 women).In one outbreak, 4 people fell ill after eating home-made canned pork stew. 2 of them recovered, and 2 died with symptoms of respiratory failure. In 1 patient from this focus, botulinum toxin type B was found in the blood, and a bacillus of type B botulism was isolated from the urine.