A severe case of infant botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type A with concomitant intestinal viral infections

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 501-502

  Fenicia, Lucia ^a   Anniballi, Fabrizio ^a   Pulitanò, Silvia ^b   Genovese, Orazio ^b   Polidori, Giancarlo ^b   Aureli, Paolo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; SULTAMICILLIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COXSACKIE VIRUS B4; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543030514     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1476-z     Document Type: Article

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