Foodborne botulism due to ingestion of home-canned green beans: two case reports
Abstract Background Foodborne botulism is a life-threatening, rapidly progressive disease. It has an incidence of less than 10 cases per year in Germany and mostly affects several previously healthy people at the same time. The only specific treatment is the administration of botulism antitoxin. Acc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1523-9 |