Catastrophic presentation of infant botulism may obscure or delay diagnosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Mitchell, Wendy G ^a   Tseng Ong, Linda ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apparent life threatening events; Bulbar weakness; Infant botulism

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BOTULISM; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SEPSIS; THERAPY DELAY; THRUSH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART ARREST; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

BOTULISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33644619545     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0297     Document Type: Article

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