title: A botulism outbreak from roasted canned mushrooms.
abstract: Food-borne botulism is a rare disease that results from ingestion of the toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. The most common cause of the disease is the consumption of home-canned foods prepared under inappropriate conditions, especially in rural environments. In this report, a food-borne botulism outbreak potentially caused by roasted home-canned mushrooms is evaluated and the major reasons for delayed diagnosis are emphasized. The clinical features, symptoms and prognosis of the five botulism patients involved in this outbreak are presented. The clinical progressions, treatments, durations of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit stays and hospital stays of the three patients admitted to Akdeniz University Hospital are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dosemeci
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramazanoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000363:Agaricales; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005519:Food Preservation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy