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Secondary prevention strategies include prompt diagnosis and treatment of the infected patient with antitoxin, identifying the source of the infection and discarding the contaminated food source, or disinfecting surfaces that have been exposed to the bacteria with 0.1% hydrochlorite bleach solution. | |||
==Secondary Prevention== | |||
Secondary prevention strategies include: | |||
* Prompt diagnosis and treatment of infected patients with [[antitoxin]] | |||
* | * Identifying the source of the infection and discarding the contaminated food source | ||
* Disinfecting surfaces that have been exposed to the bacteria with 0.1% bleach solution | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
Secondary prevention strategies include prompt diagnosis and treatment of the infected patient with antitoxin, identifying the source of the infection and discarding the contaminated food source, or disinfecting surfaces that have been exposed to the bacteria with 0.1% hydrochlorite bleach solution.
Secondary Prevention
Secondary prevention strategies include:
- Prompt diagnosis and treatment of infected patients with antitoxin
- Identifying the source of the infection and discarding the contaminated food source
- Disinfecting surfaces that have been exposed to the bacteria with 0.1% bleach solution