Open AccessClinical Predictive Values in Botulism: A 10-year Survey
Author(s) -
Sara Saeidi,
Bita Dadpour,
Lida Jarahi,
Anahita Alizadeh Ghamsari,
Mahdi J Nooghabi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23777
Subject(s) - medicine , botulism , dysphagia , antitoxin , pediatrics , intensive care unit , diplopia , odds ratio , mechanical ventilation , ptosis , retrospective cohort study , weakness , logistic regression , emergency medicine , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , toxin , biology
Botulism occurs periodically or in outbreaks in Iran. Botulism is lethal and accordingly a considerable issue in environmental health, although it is uncommon. This study was performed to evaluate the potential predictive factors in foodborne botulism in a 10-year span.