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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 27;66(suppl_1):S99-S102.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix847.

A Case of Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism During Prolonged Hospitalization in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipient

Lalitha Parameswaran  1 , Agam Rao  2 , Katherine Chastain  3 , Joel Ackelsburg  4 , Eleanor Adams  5 , Brendan Jackson  2 , Louis P Voigt  6 , Xi Chen  7   8 , Farid Boulad  3   8 , Ying Taur  1   8   9
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A Case of Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism During Prolonged Hospitalization in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipient

Lalitha Parameswaran et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report a laboratory-confirmed case of adult intestinal toxemia botulism in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) recipient. Onset of symptoms occurred within the hospitalized setting, making this case particularly unique. Botulism may have arisen because of significant intestinal disruption and compromise, and not directly from immune compromise.

Keywords: 16S rRNA gene sequencing; adult intestinal toxemia botulism; bone marrow transplant; botulism; microbiota.

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