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- Title
Initial recovery and rebound of type f intestinal colonization botulism after administration of investigational heptavalent botulinum antitoxin.
- Authors
Fagan, Ryan P; Neil, Karen P; Sasich, Randy; Luquez, Carolina; Asaad, Hakam; Maslanka, Susan; Khalil, Wajahat
- Abstract
Investigational heptavalent botulinum antitoxin (HBAT) is now the primary antitoxin for US noninfant botulism patients. HBAT consists of equine Fab/F(ab')2 IgG fragments, which are cleared from circulation faster than whole immunoglobulins. Rebound botulism after antitoxin administration is not previously documented but occurred in our patient 10 days after HBAT administration.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 9, pe125
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir550