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Wound
Botulism
Clinical description
An illness resulting from toxin produced
by Clostridium botulinum that has infected a wound. Common symptoms are
diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may
progress rapidly.
Laboratory criteria
for diagnosis
 | Detection of botulinum toxin in serum
or
 | Isolation of C. botulinum from wound |
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Case classification
Confirmed: a clinically compatible
case that is laboratory confirmed in a patient who has no suspected
exposure to contaminated food and who has a history of a fresh,
contaminated wound during the 2 weeks before onset of symptoms
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