Botulism outbreak in a rural Ethiopia: a case series

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with botulism and final outcomes, West Wollega, Ethiopia

Patient	Age (years)	Sex	IP* (days)	Type A toxin in the		Stool culture	EMG	Outcome
Patient	Age (years)	Sex	IP* (days)	Serum	Stool	Stool culture	EMG	Outcome
1	4	Male	3	Negative	Negative	Negative	Positive	Survive^c
2	6	Male	2	Positive	Negative	Negative	Not done	Survive^b
3	8	Female	3	Negative	Negative	Not done	Not done	Survive^b
4	16	Female	2	Not done	Not done	Not done	Not done	Died^a
5	18	Female	2	Not done	Not done	Not done	Not done	Died^b
6	20	Female	3	Not done	Not done	Not done	Not done	Died^a
7	21	Male	1	Not done	Not done	Not done	Positive	Survive^a
8	25	Female	1	Not done	Not done	Not done	Not done	Died^a
9	40	Female	2	Positive	Not done	Positive	Positive	Survive^c^**
10	45	Male	3	Not done	Not done	Not done	Not done	Died^b

March 2015
NB: ^*Incubation Period, ^aHome, ^bDistrict hospital, ^cTertiary hospital, ^**Required mechanical respiration

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