Infant botulism: A review of two cases reported in 2008 from El Paso, Texas

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 52-56

  Vasquez, Yvonne ^a  

^a Epidemiology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Botulism immunoglobulin; Clostridium botulinum; Infant botulism

Indexed keywords

BABYBIG; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CEFOTAXIME; HUMAN BOTULISM IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANEMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE A; EXTUBATION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT BOTULISM; INFANT DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PTOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; TENDON REFLEX; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 73249148459     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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