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Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007–2021 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Infant botulism (IB) is an intestinal toxemia that manifests as descending paralysis, constipation, and, in some cases, respiratory failure. Laboratory-confirmed IB cases are rare, and recent data in Israel are lacking.
Bar Goldberg, Dana Danino, Yoel Levinsky, Itzhak Levy, Rachel Straussberg, Halima Dabaja-Younis, Alex Guri, Yotam Almagor, Diana Tasher, Daniel Elad, Zina Baider, Shlomo Blum, Oded Scheuerman   +12 more
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Genomic Characterization of Strains From a Cluster of Infant Botulism Type A in a Small Town in Colorado, United States [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Three cases of infant botulism were reported in a small Colorado town between 1981 and 1984. The first two cases occurred in 1981, 6 months apart, and the third case occurred in 1984. Clostridium botulinum type A was isolated from stool of all three case
Lori Gladney, Jessica L. Halpin, Carolina Lúquez   +2 more
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First case of infant botulism in Sicily—case report [PDF]

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background Botulism is a rare and life-threatening disease caused by the potent botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which can be produced by Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) and related bacteria.
Antonino Fazzino, Carmelinda Cavallaro, Francesca Cavataio, Giulia Linares, Antonina Lo Cascio, Carla Lo Porto, Giuseppe Santangelo, Laura Venuti, Giovanni Corsello, Claudia Colomba   +9 more
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Infant Botulism: A Case Study in Integrated Clinical and Public Health Response. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Early recognition of constipation, feeding difficulty, and descending weakness in infants is vital for prompt diagnosis of infant botulism. Bedside nerve studies support early treatment. Rapid public health notification and coordinated access to specific
Gannon J, Fallon Verbruggen T, Burke S, Loughlin L, Brits C, Tedford K, McHugh JC, Mayberry H, O'Regan M, Freyne B, Conroy N.   +10 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Infant botulism: an underestimated problem. A review [PDF]

Терапевтический архив
The article is devoted to a form of botulism that has been little studied in our country and is registered exclusively in infants. The fundamental difference between this form and the most common foodborne botulism is that infants become infected by ...
Valeri A. Malov, Viktor V. Maleev, Vladimir P. Chulanov, Denis S. Sarksyan   +3 more
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Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism

Toxins, 2020
Intoxication with botulinum neurotoxin can occur through various routes. Foodborne botulism results after consumption of food in which botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia (i.e., Clostridium botulinum or strains of Clostridium butyricum type E or ...
Fabrizio Anniballi, John W Austin
exaly   +3 more sources

Infant botulism. [PDF]

Eurasian J Med, 2010
Infant botulism is a rare condition caused by intestinal colonization with Clostridium botulinum. The enteric toxin causes intestinal immobility and progressive descending paralysis due to the effect on acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and other cholinergic nerve terminals, particularly in the gut.
Cagan E, Peker E, Dogan M, Caksen H.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Toxemia in Human Naturally Acquired Botulism

Toxins, 2020
Human botulism is a severe disease characterized by flaccid paralysis and inhibition of certain gland secretions, notably salivary secretions, caused by inhibition of neurotransmitter release.
Christine Rasetti-Escargueil, Emmanuel Lemichez, Michel R Popoff   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Human Botulism in France, 1875–2016

Toxins, 2020
Botulism is a rare but severe disease which is characterized by paralysis and inhibition of secretions. Only a few cases had been reported at the end of the 19th century in France.
Michel R Popoff
exaly   +3 more sources

Case report: Aberrant fecal microbiota composition of an infant diagnosed with prolonged intestinal botulism

Gut Pathogens
Background Intestinal botulism is primarily reported in small babies as a condition known as infant botulism. The condition results from the ingestion of environmental or foodborne spores of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) producing Clostridia, usually ...
François P. Douillard, Yağmur Derman, Ching Jian, Katri Korpela, Harri Saxén, Anne Salonen, Willem M. de Vos, Hannu Korkeala, Miia Lindström   +8 more
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