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When BAT Precedes BIG‐IV in Infant Botulism: The Need for Structured Antitoxin Decision‐Pathway Reporting in Case Reports [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
In infant botulism, use of equine‐derived botulinum antitoxin before BIG‐IV may be clinically justified when the infant‐specific product is delayed.
Muhammad Abdullah Awan, Hammad‐ud‐din Raza   +1 more
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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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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

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 in Singapore. [PDF]

Singapore Med J, 2020
Charan N, Wong JJ, Chan WSD, Ho ZJM, Sim HCJ, Loh JP, Foo LY, Octavia S, Ang M, Thoon KC.   +9 more
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The unsung hero: ntnh gene as complementary botulism marker [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Botulism is a rare but severe neurological disease caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). Standard diagnostic methods including the mouse bioassay (SMB) and bont gene type-specific PCR, are often limited by the high genetic diversity among bont ...
Sylvia Valdezate, Mónica Valiente, Sergio Díaz-Ramón, Gema Carrasco, María J. Medina-Pascual, Javier Pardos, María Isabel Hurtado, Noelia Garrido, Pilar Villalón, Antonio J. Martín-Galiano   +9 more
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Infant Botulism: A Case Study in Integrated Clinical and Public Health Response. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT 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 therapies, including timely use of BAT and BIG‐IV, are essential to optimize outcomes and ...
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
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Denmark: Botulism in an infant or infant botulism? [PDF]

Eurosurveillance, 2008
A 4.5 months old, previously healthy Danish girl was admitted to a paediatric department after six days of passive behaviour and weak suck. Over the next days she became increasingly weak, developed bilateral ptosis, the muscle stretch reflexes were lost, and mydriasis with slow pupillary responses was noted.
A, Paerregaard, O, Angen, M, Lisby, K, Mølbak, M E, Clausen, J J, Christensen   +5 more
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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Botulism, a rare life-threatening toxemia, is probably underdiagnosed in all of its forms in Africa. This study reports the first laboratory-supported case of infant botulism on the African continent.
Marné N. Vosloo, Christoffel J. Opperman, Hermanus D.W. Geyer, Grace M. Setshedi, Mushal Allam, Stanford Kwenda, Arshad Ismail, Zamantungwa T.H. Khumalo, Adrian J. Brink, John A. Frean, Jennifer Rossouw   +10 more
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