Current therapies for most acute toxin exposures are limited to administration of polyclonal antitoxin serum. We have shown that VHH-based neutralizing agents (VNAs) consisting of two or more linked, toxin-neutralizing heavy-chain-only VH domains (VHHs), each binding distinct epitopes, can potently
On the basis of toxicity assays using partition centrifugation cells it was established that the sedimentation coefficient of type A botulinum toxin appearing in the lymph of orally poisoned rats was 7.9 x 10(-18) cm. per dyne sec. with 95 per cent confidence limits of 4.4 to 11.4 x 10(-13) cm. per
A 55-year-old Caucasian male presented initially to the emergency room (ER) reporting myalgia, chills and fever. Physical examination and laboratory tests were unremarkable and he was discharged with symptomatic care. He returned to our ER 2 weeks later reporting dizziness, loss of
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the epidemiologic data of patients with Clostridium botulinum food poisoning, and to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of food borne botulism.
METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted. Fifty-three patients with Clostridium botulinum food poisoning admitted to
Botulinum neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum is the strongest neurotoxin and causes botulism in mammals. The current study aimed to find an inactivator for botulinum neurotoxin in black, oolong, roasted, and green teas. The ability of the four teas to inactivate the neuromuscular blocking
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