A second case of infant botulism type F caused by Clostridium baratii

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 912-913

  Paisley, John W ^a   Lauer, Brian A ^a   Amon, Stephen S ^b  

^a Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium baratii; Infant botulism

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0028783788     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199510000-00022     Document Type: Article

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