Signs and symptoms predictive of respiratory failure in patients with foodborne botulism in Thailand

• Main Authors: Manas Wongtanate, Niwatchai Sucharitchan, Kanit Tantisiriwit, Petchdee Oranrigsupak, Aphinya Chuesuwan, Sukumal Toykeaw, Yupin Suputtamongkol
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24526

We conducted a clinical study of 137 patients with home-canned bamboo shoot botulism at Nan Hospital, northern Thailand. The median age of the patients was 44 years (range = 14-74 years) and 36.2% were male. The median incubation period was 2 days (range = 1-8 days). Forty-three patients (31.4%) dev...