Persistence of Botulinum Toxin in Patients' Serum: Alaska, 1959-2007

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1029-1031

  Fagan, Ryan P ^a,d   McLaughlin, Joseph B ^b   Middaugh, John P ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Alaska Section Epidemiology   (United States)

^c Division of Community Health   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALASKA; BOTULINUM ANTITOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549117305     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597310     Document Type: Article

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