Relationship between the incidence of infant botulism and the presence of botulinum-toxin producing clostridia in the soil of Argentina from 1982-2005

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-286

  Lúquez, Carolina ^a   Bianco, María I ^a   Sagua, María D ^a   Barzola, Cristian P ^a   de Jong, Laura I T ^a   Degarbo, Stella M ^a   Fernández, Rafael A ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Facultad de Ciencias Medicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; C. botulinum; Infant botulism; Soil

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; BOTULINUM TOXIN F;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39049138950     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557408     Document Type: Article

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