Botulism: A laboratory investigation on biological and food samples from cases and outbreaks in Brazil (1982-2001)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 321-324

  Gelli, Dilma Scala ^a   Jakabi, Miyoko ^a   De Souza, Aldo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin in Brazil; Botulinum toxin investigation; Human botulism

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; BOTULISM; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STOMACH LAVAGE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036870633     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652002000600005     Document Type: Article

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