title: [Botulism--actual epidemiologic and clinical problem].
abstract: Botulism incidence in Poland is the highest in whole European Union. Polish emigrants suffer from botulism as well. This phenomenon is supposed to be caused by Polish custom of preparing home-made food. The most frequent clinical forms of botulism are: foodborne botulism, wound botulism and infant botulism. The diagnosis is mostly made on case history, physical examination and it is confirmed by toxin detection in food remains, vomits and stool. In treatment of adult's botulism antitoxin derived from hyperimmunizated horses, but in infant botulism human immunoglobulin should be used.
authors: Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku, Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych i Neuroinfekcji. annamoniuszko@op.pl
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Moniuszko
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Czupryna
authors: Sławomir Andrzej
authors: SA
authors: Pancewicz
authors: Maciej
authors: M
authors: Kondrusik
authors: Sambor
authors: S
authors: Grygorczuk
authors: Joanna Maria
authors: JM
authors: Zajkowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology