title: Wound botulism: clinical and microbiological findings of an Italian case.
abstract: A case of wound botulism in a 41-year old man is reported. The patient had accidently been wounded when he fell on an iron bar. Some days later he developed typical clinical manifestations of botulism. Wound botulism was confirmed by detection and quantification of type B botulinal toxin in the serum. Ventilatory supportive care was necessary and botulinal antitoxin was not given. The patient was hospitalized for 30 days and recovery was complete.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Alimenti, Istuto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aureli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fenicia
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferrini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beccia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001906:Botulism; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000382:microbiology