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The first case of type F botulism, in Portugal

dc.contributor.authorTeixeira Lopes, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorSaraiva, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorBastos Moura, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorMilitão, André
dc.contributor.authorSantos Ribeiro, Rosa
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Adelaide
dc.contributor.authorOrta Gomes, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorCosta Bonito, Conceição
dc.contributor.authorPena, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorCampos Cunha, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorToscano, Maria Manuel
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorTavares, António
dc.contributor.authorCalhau, Maria Antónia
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-03T13:40:33Z
dc.date.available2017-03-03T13:40:33Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-18
dc.descriptionPoster abstract publicado em: Toxicon. 2016;123(Suppl. 25):S55-6. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.11.157
dc.description.abstractThe first case in Portugal of type F botulism was identified in July 2016. Type F botulinum toxin (BoNT/F) was detected and a BoNT/F producing strain was isolated in the stool of a patient with clinical signs of botulism. Worldwide, few cases of type F botulism have been reported in adults. Most cases of botulism described in humans have been caused by toxins of type A, B or E. The microorganisms that have been identified as producers of toxin F are C. botulinum and C. baratii. Ingestion of contaminated food or, more rarely, wound infection, toxin production in the intestinal tract if immunologically immature (infant botulism) or intestinal colonization in the adult, can produce the clinical syndrome of botulism.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4437
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectSegurança Alimentarpt_PT
dc.subjectClostridium Botulinum type Fpt_PT
dc.subjectBotulism Neurotoxin (BoNT) Fpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleThe first case of type F botulism, in Portugalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceMadrid, Spainpt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTOXINS 2017, International Neurotoxin Association, 18-21 January 2017pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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