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Los síntomas generalmente aparecen entre 8 y 36 horas después de consumir los alimentos contaminados. No se presenta fiebre con esta infección.
En los adultos, los síntomas pueden abarcar:
Los síntomas en bebés pueden abarcar:
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Puede haber signos de:
Se pueden llevar a cabo exámenes de sangre para identificar la toxina y también se puede ordenar un coprocultivo. Asimismo, se pueden hacer pruebas de laboratorio en los alimentos implicados para confirmar el botulismo.
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Long SS. Clostridium botulinum (Botulism). In: Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008: chap 189.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53(RR-4):1-33.
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