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Botulism in Spain: Epidemiology and Outcomes of Antitoxin Treatment, 1997-2019.

Peñuelas MarinaGuerrero-Vadillo MaríaSylvia ValdezateMaría Jesús ZamoraInmaculada Leon-GomezÁngeles Flores-CuéllarGema CarrascoOliva Díaz-GarcíaCarmen Varela
Published in: Toxins (2022)
Eight of the 44 outbreaks were associated with contaminated commercial foods involving ≤7 cases/outbreak; preserved vegetables were the main source of infection, followed by fish products; early antitoxin administration significantly reduces the hospital stay, and adverse reactions to the antitoxin affect around 3% of treated cases.
Keyphrases
  • heavy metals
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