title: Considering the antimicrobial sensitivity of the intestinal botulism agent Clostridium butyricum when treating concomitant infections.
abstract: In Italy, neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum has been reported as a new agent of intestinal toxemia botulism, and most of the cases have been associated with enterocolitis. Although infections concomitant with botulism must be treated with antibiotics, this can increase the severity of botulism. We discuss the sensitivity of this agent to certain antibiotics, compared to findings on the sensitivity of C. botulinum.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Center for Botulism, Food Laboratory, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fenicia
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferrini
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anniballi
authors.forename: Veruscka
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mannoni
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aureli
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001906:Botulism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003014:Clostridium botulinum; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D014115:Toxemia
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents