Equine antitoxin use and other factors that predict outcome in type A foodborne botulism
CO Tacket, WX Shandera, JM Mann, NT Hargrett… - The American journal of …, 1984 - Elsevier
The use of trivalent equine antitoxin in treating foodborne botulism has not been adequately
assessed. One hundred thirty-two cases of type A foodborne botulism reported to the
Centers for Disease Control in the period from 1973 to 1980 are reviewed to evaluate the
effect of antitoxin therapy and other factors on the outcomes of patients with botulism. The
fatality rates were higher in patients over 60 years old and in those who were Index patients
(the first or only patient in an outbreak). The clinical course was longer in patients over 60 …
assessed. One hundred thirty-two cases of type A foodborne botulism reported to the
Centers for Disease Control in the period from 1973 to 1980 are reviewed to evaluate the
effect of antitoxin therapy and other factors on the outcomes of patients with botulism. The
fatality rates were higher in patients over 60 years old and in those who were Index patients
(the first or only patient in an outbreak). The clinical course was longer in patients over 60 …