Seventeen days after a traumatic open fracture, a Clostridium botulinum wound infection was diagnosed, with self-limiting symptoms. This is the first report of wound botulism in Italy and the authors discuss the possible role of aerosolized contamination of the wound prior to hospital admission.
Wound botulism after traumatic open fracture in Italy
DE ROSA, Francesco GiuseppeFirst
;STELLA, Maria Laura;CORCIONE, Silvia;MOTTA, ILARIA;DECASTELLI, LUCIA;DI PERRI, GiovanniLast
2015-01-01
Abstract
Seventeen days after a traumatic open fracture, a Clostridium botulinum wound infection was diagnosed, with self-limiting symptoms. This is the first report of wound botulism in Italy and the authors discuss the possible role of aerosolized contamination of the wound prior to hospital admission.
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