[Botulism--actual epidemiologic and clinical problem]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2009 Jul;27(157):58-61.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Botulism incidence in Poland is the highest in whole European Union. Polish emigrants suffer from botulism as well. This phenomenon is supposed to be caused by Polish custom of preparing home-made food. The most frequent clinical forms of botulism are: foodborne botulism, wound botulism and infant botulism. The diagnosis is mostly made on case history, physical examination and it is confirmed by toxin detection in food remains, vomits and stool. In treatment of adult's botulism antitoxin derived from hyperimmunizated horses, but in infant botulism human immunoglobulin should be used.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Botulism / diagnosis*
  • Botulism / drug therapy
  • Botulism / epidemiology*
  • Causality
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Feces / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Poland / epidemiology