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First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E.


ABSTRACT: Clostridium botulinum type E has been associated with botulism in adults but never in infants. Infant botulism type E cases have been associated with neurotoxigenic strains of C. butyricum. We report the first infant botulism case due to C. botulinum type E worldwide.

SUBMITTER: Luquez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2812300 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E.

Lúquez Carolina C   Dykes Janet K JK   Yu Patricia A PA   Raphael Brian H BH   Maslanka Susan E SE  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20091111 1


Clostridium botulinum type E has been associated with botulism in adults but never in infants. Infant botulism type E cases have been associated with neurotoxigenic strains of C. butyricum. We report the first infant botulism case due to C. botulinum type E worldwide. ...[more]

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