Botulism in the Brazilian Amazon: a life-threatening disease in a neglected population
Background Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal neuroparalytic syndrome caused by the gram-positive anaerobe spore-forming bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The microorganism produces a neurotoxin that inhibits the presynaptic release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, clinically lea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1758651 |
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