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Botulism in Spain: Epidemiology and Outcomes of Antitoxin Treatment, 1997-2019
Autor(es)
Peñuelas, Marina ISCIII | Guerrero-Vadillo, María ISCIII | Valdezate, Sylvia ISCIII | Zamora, María Jesús | Leon-Gomez, Inmaculada ISCIII | Flores-Cuéllar, Ángeles | Carrasco, Gema ISCIII | Diaz Garcia, Maria Oliva ISCIII | Varela Martinez, Maria del Carmen ISCIII
Fecha de publicación
2023
Cita
Toxins (Basel). 2023;15(1):2.
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Inglés
Tipo de documento
journal article
Resumen
Background: Botulism is a low incidence but potentially fatal infectious disease caused by neurotoxins produced mainly by Clostridium botulinum. There are different routes of acquisition, food-borne and infant/intestinal being the most frequent presentation, and antitoxin is the treatment of choice in all cases. In Spain, botulism is under surveillance, and case reporting is mandatory. Methods: This retrospective study attempts to provide a more complete picture of the epidemiology of botulism in Spain from 1997 to 2019 and an assessment of the treatment, including the relationship between a delay in antitoxin administration and the length of hospitalization using the Cox proportional hazards test and Kruskal-Wallis test, and an approach to the frequency of adverse events, issues for which no previous national data have been published. Results: Eight of the 44 outbreaks were associated with contaminated commercial foods involving ≤7 cases/outbreak; preserved vegetables were the main source of infection, followed by fish products; early antitoxin administration significantly reduces the hospital stay, and adverse reactions to the antitoxin affect around 3% of treated cases.
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Botulism | Antitoxins | Clostridium botulinum | Animals | Retrospective Studies | Spain | Botulinum Antitoxin
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