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That head lag is impressive! Infantile botulism in the NICU: a case report

Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Background Infantile botulism (IB) is a devastating and potentially life-threatening neuromuscular disorder resulting from intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum and the resultant toxin production.
Jaimie E Wardinger, Nada Darwish, Shaili Amatya   +2 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Infant Botulism

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2005
The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of infant botulism (IB) are reviewed by investigators at the University of California-San Francisco, CA.
J Gordon Millichap
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BOTULISM

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2004
Background. Human botulism is a serious, relatively rare and potencial lethal disease, caused by Clostridium botulinum, a gram positive obligat anaerobic spore forming bacili which strain produced seven potent nevrotoksins (type A-G).
Anica Berginc Dolenšek, Branka Ožek, Feliks Starič, Rafael Kapš, Jasmina Patkovič Colarič   +4 more
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National Enteric Disease Surveillance : botulism annual summary, 2010 [PDF]

Summary of botulism cases reported in 2010.A total of 112 laboratory-confirmed cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2010. Foodborne botulism accounted for 9 (8%), infant botulism for 85 (76%), wound botulism for 17 (15%), and botulism of unknown or ...

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Equine Botulinum Antitoxin for the Treatment of Infant Botulism

, 2011
Infant botulism is the most common form of human botulism in Argentina and the United States. BabyBIG (botulism immune globulin intravenous [human]) is the antitoxin of choice for specific treatment of infant botulism in the United States.
Laura I. T. De Jong, Carolina Lúquez, Argentina Area Microbiología, Elida E. Vanella de Cuetos, María L. Piovano, Unidad De Terapia Intensiva, Rafael A. Fernandez, Humberto J. Notti, Omar J. Sartori, Facultad De, María I. Bianco   +10 more
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A rare symptom of foodborne botulism: dysgeusia. Case report and clinical review

Emergency Care Journal
Clostridium botulinum has become one of the most well-known microorganisms in medical history, thanks to both fatal botulism epidemics and the recent medical use of botulinum neurotoxin.
Simone Esposito, Francesco Coletta, Giovanna Di Maiolo, Filomena Lo Chiatto, Pasquale Rinaldi, Anna Lanza, Getano Panico, Crescenzo Sala, Antonio Tomasello, Romolo Villani   +9 more
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Four Cases of Food-Borne Botulism in a Family

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2002
Botulism is caused  by a neurotoxin produced from the anaerobic,    Spore-forming bacterium clostridium botulinum. Botulism have four     clinical  forms:1)Food –borne botulism   2)Wound botulism    3)Infant botulism    4)undetermined botulism, that the 
Fariba Keramat
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Botulism - Infant botulism

Example of infant with ...
Neil R. Miller, MD
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Summary of botulism cases reported in 2006 [PDF]

A total of 170 cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2006. Foodborne botulism accounted for 19 (11%) cases, infant botulism for 106 (62%) cases, and wound cases for 45 (26%) cases.At head of title: APPENDIX A.File named: Botulism_CSTE_2006_website ...

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National Enteric Disease Surveillance : botulism annual summary, 2012 [PDF]

Summary of botulism cases reported in 2012.A total of 160 laboratory-confirmed cases of botulism were reported to CDC in 2012. Foodborne botulism accounted for 25 (16%), infant botulism for 122 (76%), wound botulism for 8 (5%), and botulism of unknown or

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