Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-r6qrq Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-28T17:17:52.377Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 5 - Botulism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

By
David M. Stier  and
Mary P. Mercer
Edited by
Rachel L. Chin ,
Bradley W. Frazee  and
Zlatan Coralic
Rachel L. Chin
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Bradley W. Frazee
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Zlatan Coralic
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Get access

Summary

A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Chapter
Information
Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases , pp. 26 - 32
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

References

Black, R. E. and Gunn, R. A. Hypersensitivity reactions associated with botulinum antitoxin. Am. J. Med. 1980: 69(4): 567–70.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Botulism, www.cdc.gov/botulism (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar
CDC. Drug service: general information, www.cdc.gov/laboratory/drugservice/formulary.html#tbat (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar
CDC. National Enteric Disease Surveillance: Botulism Surveillance Overview, www.cdc.gov/laboratory/drugservice/formulary.html#tbat (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar
Chertow, D. S., Tan, E. T., Maslanka, S. E., et al. Botulism in 4 adults following cosmetic injections with an unlicensed, highly concentrated botulinum preparation. JAMA 2006; 296(20): 2476–9.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Chin, J. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 17th edn. (Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2000).Google Scholar
Franz, D. R., Jahrling, P. B., Friedlander, A. M., et al. Clinical recognition and management of patients exposed to biological warfare agents. JAMA 1997; 278(5): 399–411.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Hodowanec, A. and Bleck, T. P. Clostridium botulinum in Bennett, J. E, Dolin, R, and Blaser, M. J (eds.), Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th edn. (Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders, 2015).Google Scholar
Horowitz, B. Z. Botulinum toxin. Crit. Care Clin. 2005; 21(4): 825–39.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Kongsaengdao, S., Samintarapanya, K., Rusmeechan, S., et al. An outbreak of botulism in Thailand: clinical manifestations and management of severe respiratory failure. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2006; 43(10): 1247–56.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Middlebrook, J. L. and Franz, D. R. Botulinum toxins in Sidell, F. R, Takafuji, E. T, and Franz, D. R (eds.), Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare (Textbook of Military Medicine, pt. I, vol. 3) (Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, 1997), pp. 643–54.Google Scholar
Nishiura, H. Incubation period as a clinical predictor of botulism: analysis of precious izushi-borne outbreaks in Hokkaido, Japan, from 1951 to 1965. Epidemiol. Infect. 2006; 135(1): 126–30.Google Scholar
Peck, M. W. Clostridium botulinum and the safety of minimally heated, chilled foods: an emerging issue? J. Appl. Microbiol. 2006; 101(3): 556–70.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Shapiro, R. L., Hatheway, C., Becher, J., et al. Botulism surveillance and emergency response: a public health strategy for a global challenge. JAMA 1997; 278(5): 433–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sobel, J. Botulism. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2005; 41(8): 1167–73.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sobel, J., Tucker, N., McLaughlin, J., et al. Foodborne botulism in the United States, 1990–2000. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2004; 10(9): 1606–11.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Arnon, S. A., Schechter, R., Inglesby, T. V., et al. Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense. JAMA 2001; 285(8): 1059–70.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). Botulism: current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment, retrieved March 5, 2007, www.cidrap.umn.edu/infectious-disease-topics/botulism (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar
Arnon, S. A., Schechter, R., Inglesby, T. V., et al. Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense. JAMA 2001; 285(8): 1059–70.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). Botulism: current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment, retrieved March 5, 2007, www.cidrap.umn.edu/infectious-disease-topics/botulism (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar

Additional Readings

Arnon, S. A., Schechter, R., Inglesby, T. V., et al. Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense. JAMA 2001; 285(8): 1059–70.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). Botulism: current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment, retrieved March 5, 2007, www.cidrap.umn.edu/infectious-disease-topics/botulism (accessed March 19, 2018).Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×