Abstract

BAMFORD, Colleen; MILLIGAN, Peter  and  KALISKI, Sean. Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients. S. Afr. j. psyc. [online]. 2019, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-2. ISSN 2078-6786.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v25i0.1339.

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.

Keywords : Clostridium perfringens; Food poisoning; Psychiatric patients; Fatal; Gastric hypomotility; Clozapine.

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