Scientific Letter

Dangers of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning in psychiatric patients

Colleen Bamford, Peter Milligan, Sean Kaliski
South African Journal of Psychiatry | Vol 25 | a1339 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v25i0.1339 | © 2019 Colleen Bamford | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 19 October 2018 | Published: 26 August 2019

About the author(s)

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, South Africa
Peter Milligan, Department of Psychiatry, Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa; and, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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, South Africa

Abstract

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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