J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jun;40(6):2260-2.

Botulism due to Clostridium baratii type F toxin.

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Public Health Laboratory, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, California 90012, USA. sharvey@dhs.co.la.ca.us

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Botulism results from consumption of preformed toxin or in vivo toxin elaboration in wounds or intestine. Of U.S. food-borne botulism cases since 1950, the majority were due to toxin A, but a significant number of suspect cases were never confirmed by culture or toxin detection. We report here a possible case of food-borne botulism attributed to toxin F production by a Clostridium baratii organism isolated from food consumed by the patient. The isolation of a toxin-producing Clostridium species other than Clostridium botulinum from food and stool requires deviation from the usual laboratory protocols, which may account for the lack of complete laboratory confirmation of clinically diagnosed cases.

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