Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients

Colleen Bamford; Peter Milligan; Sean Kaliski

doi:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v25i0.1339

South African Journal of Psychiatry (Aug 2019)

Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients

Colleen Bamford,
Peter Milligan,
Sean Kaliski

Affiliations

Colleen Bamford: Medical Microbiologist, Pathcare, East London, South Africa; and, National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
Peter Milligan: Department of Psychiatry, Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa; and, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
Sean Kaliski: Forensic Mental Health Service, Valkenberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Afria; and, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v25i0.1339
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 0
pp. e1 – e2

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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.

Published in South African Journal of Psychiatry

ISSN: 1608-9685 (Print); 2078-6786 (Online)
Publisher: AOSIS
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
Website: https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp

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