Pourshafie M R, Saifie M, Shafiee A, Vahdani P, Aslani M, Salemian J
Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Scand J Infect Dis. 1998;30(1):92-4. doi: 10.1080/003655498750002385.
Cases of botulism in the northern province of Iran were studied in March and April 1997. A total of 27 patients were affected; 1 patient died. The samples were sent to the Department of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, for investigation. To identify the food source, several patients were interviewed and a case control investigation was conducted among families of hospitalized patients. Clinical and food specimens were tested. Toxin testing was positive for 37% of serum and stool specimens. Type A botulinal toxin was detected in cheese and Clostridium botulinum type A was isolated from cultures of clinical specimens and the cheese. This is the first documented outbreak of botulism due to Clostridium botulinum type A following consumption of cheese in Iran.
1997年3月和4月，对伊朗北部省份的肉毒中毒病例进行了研究。共有27名患者受到影响，1名患者死亡。样本被送往伊朗巴斯德研究所细菌学系进行调查。为确定食物来源，对几名患者进行了访谈，并在住院患者的家庭中开展了病例对照调查。对临床和食物标本进行了检测。37%的血清和粪便标本毒素检测呈阳性。在奶酪中检测到A型肉毒杆菌毒素，从临床标本和奶酪培养物中分离出A型肉毒梭菌。这是伊朗首次有记录的因食用奶酪导致A型肉毒梭菌引起肉毒中毒的疫情。
