Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients

Clostridium perfringens food poisoning can be fatal in patients with chronic constipation. We report the investigation and management of a probable outbreak of C. perfringens food poisoning among psychiatric patients in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2013.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Colleen Bamford, Peter Milligan, Sean Kaliski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1339