Literature DB >> 26397301

Wound botulism after traumatic open fracture in Italy.

Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa1, Maria Laura Stella1, Sara Astegiano2, Silvia Corcione1, Ilaria Motta1, Lucia Decastelli2, Giovanni Di Perri1.   

Abstract

Seventeen days after a traumatic open fracture, a Clostridium botulinum wound infection was diagnosed, with self-limiting symptoms. This is the first report of wound botulism in Italy and the authors discuss the possible role of aerosolized contamination of the wound prior to hospital admission.

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Year:  2015        PMID: 26397301

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infez Med        ISSN: 1124-9390


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1.  Effective and rapid treatment of wound botulism, a case report.

Authors:  M Schulte; U Hamsen; T A Schildhauer; T Ramczykowski
Journal:  BMC Surg       Date:  2017-10-26       Impact factor: 2.102

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