title: Two cases of adult botulism caused by botulinum neurotoxin producing Clostridium baratii.
abstract: Type F botulism occurs rarely in clinical cases. Two cases of type F botulism in elderly patients that were clustered in time and space are described. Clostridium baratii producing type F botulinum neurotoxin was isolated from both patients; molecular typing of these isolates revealed that they were unrelated strains.
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: george.hannett@health.ny.gov.
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hannett
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0627 USA;. Electronic address: Joshua.Schaffzin@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Joshua K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Schaffzin
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: sdavis@wadsworth.org.
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0627 USA;. Electronic address: mofage@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maureen P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fage
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: djs03@health.state.ny.us.
authors.forename: Dianna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schoonmaker-Bopp
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: nbd01@health.state.ny.us.
authors.forename: Nellie B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: kimberlee.musser@health.ny.gov.
authors.forename: Kimberlee A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Musser
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 22002, Albany, NY 12201-2002 USA;. Electronic address: cte01@health.state.ny.us.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egan
keywords: Clostridium baratii; Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis; Strain typing; Type F botulism