| Subject: | CDC Guidance for Botulism |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 - 06:00 am |
| Within the 2007 Isolation Precautions, the CDC provided recommendations for infection control precautions for Botulism. Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by the toxin Clostridium botulinum, an encapsulated anaerobe, gram positive, spore forming, bacillus bacterium. There are three (3) forms of naturally occurring botulism: Foodborne botulism: Caused by ingestion of pre-formed toxinInfant botulism: Caused by ingestion of C. botulinum which produces toxin in the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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