Epidemiology of botulism in the north-western Romania-a 7-year survey
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Titre | Epidemiology of botulism in the north-western Romania-a 7-year survey |
Type de publication | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Auteurs | Negrut N, Aleya L, Behl T, Diaconu CC, Munteanu MA, Babes EE, Toma MM, Bungau S |
Journal | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH |
Volume | 28 |
Pagination | 64234-64240 |
Date Published | DEC |
Type of Article | Article |
ISSN | 0944-1344 |
Mots-clés | Botulism, Clostridium botulinum, epidemiology, Homemade ham, public health |
Résumé | {Botulism is a rare, acute, life-threatening neuro-paralysis. The digestive onset may raise diagnostic issues. The objective of our study was to analyze the clinical and epidemiological data of patients diagnosed with botulism and hospitalized in ``Gavril Curteanu'' Municipal Clinical Hospital (Oradea, Romania). Detection of the Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin (type B) in the laboratories of the National Institute of Medical-Military Research Development ``Cantacuzino'', Bucharest, Romania (using the mouse bioassays method) confirmed the diagnostics. The statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS software. Forty-eight patients with the diagnosis of foodborne botulism were hospitalized between 2012 and 2018 (36.92% of the total number of cases of botulism reported in Romania). The winter-spring period was the period when most cases were registered (36 patients |
DOI | 10.1007/s11356-021-15576-w |