Foodborne botulism associated with home-preserved turnip tops in Italy.
Ann Ist Super Sanita
; 51(1): 60-1, 2015.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25857385
ABSTRACT
In Italy, foodborne botulism is a rare disease mainly due to home-preserved food. In the case reported here, clinical diagnosis was performed on the basis of clinical signs and referred consumption of home-preserved turnip tops in oil. Definitive diagnosis was performed by detection of botulinum toxin in sera and neuro-toxigenic organisms in stools and leftover food. This case report highlights the need of a high medical awareness, prompt clinical diagnosis, and synergic collaboration among the health authorities for a correct management of botulism as well as disease containment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Botulismo
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Brassica napus
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Conservação de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article