Wound Botulism Caused by Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in a Chronic Parenteral Drug Abuser
Botulism is an acute paralytic disease caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-mediated inhibition of neurosignaling at the neuromuscular junction. BoNTs are produced by gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria from the genus Clostridium,most commonly Clostridium botulinum. Over the last decad...
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| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510846 |