Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients.

Colleen M Bamford Peter Milligan Sean Kaliski

Published in: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (2019)

Clostridium perfringens food poisoning can be fatal in patients with chronic constipation. We report the investigation and management of a probable outbreak of C. perfringens food poisoning among psychiatric patients in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013.

Keyphrases

south africa
end stage renal disease
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chronic kidney disease
mental health
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antiretroviral therapy
irritable bowel syndrome