Recent advances in infant botulism

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-154

  Fox, Christine K ^a,b   Keet, Corinne A ^a   Strober, Jonathan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; BOTULINUM TOXIN; HUMAN BOTULISM IMMUNE GLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NEUROTOXIN; TRIPLE VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOTULISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BARATII; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 13944263306     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.10.001     Document Type: Review

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