Infant botulism in Israel: Knowledge enables prompt diagnosis

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-250

  Yanay, Ofer ^a,c   Lerman Sagie, Tally ^a,c   Gilad, Eli ^a,c   Nissenkorn, Andrea ^a,c   Jaferi, Jafer ^b   Watemberg, Nathan ^a,c   Houri, Sion ^a,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Barzilai Hospital   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute paralysis; Electromyogram; Infant botulism

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HONEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BOTULISM; HONEY; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL;

EID: 2342471285     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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