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Botulism

Indication

Botulism is a neurotoxin, botulism may be produced by C. botulinum in foods which have been improperly preserved. Food poisoning inlude vomiting and abdominal pain, disturbances of vision, motor function and secretion, mydriasis, ptosis, dry mouth and cough. The test is used to diagnose infant botulism, sudden death syndrome, floppy baby syndrome, classic botulism in adults.

Physiology

Infant botulism causes hypotonia (floppy baby syndrome), constipation, difficulty in feeding, and a weak cry. Some cases of sudden death syndrome has been found due to ingestion of honey containing C. botulinum

Normal Range

No toxin identified, no clostridium botulinum isolated.

Sample

Vomit, serum, stool, gastric washings, cerbrospinal fluid or autopsy tissue, food samples.

Test Method

Toxin neutralization test in mice.

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Member Comments ( 5 )

I had my x-ray positive but my sputum was negative and I never had a history of PTB, Am I still a PTB positive? kindly enlighten me thanks
(Posted by joenie, Philippines Date : 4/12/2012 )

i am 47 years old and my left leg broken in 7/12/10 until now not hell and the blood test for alp now 156 and before 2 month it was 136
(Posted by nibal_mobark, Australia Date : 5/30/2011 )

I had my x-ray and it have Upper right PTB.. and I had sputum test and its negative.. I tried 3x of sputum tes but still negative.. please advise..
(Posted by requisoivy, Philippines Date : 8/26/2010 )

if sputum is negative and had a history of tb before, is it possible that theres a recurrence? what other test sholuld be applied to know if its really positive...how about PPD?
(Posted by gmichael0110, United States Date : 10/14/2009 )

My ana was high and was refered to a rhuematologist. He ordered blood test for vitamin D thyroid and DNA.
thyroid was slightly high as well as DNA, however he did not give diagnosis.
He wants to retest inn 6 mos.
Is this a good plan to take? I would rather take the test sooner so if I have an autoimmune disease I could start treatment.
(Posted by maggie9550, United States Date : 7/10/2009 )

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