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Case Reports
. 1992 May;120(5):747-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)80238-0.

Electrodiagnosis reliability in the diagnosis of infant botulism

W D Graf  1 , R M Hays, S J Astley, P M Mendelman
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Electrodiagnosis reliability in the diagnosis of infant botulism

W D Graf et al. J Pediatr. 1992 May.

Abstract

Infant botulism is confirmed by isolation of Clostridium botulinum from stool culture or by toxin assay. Although electrodiagnosis has been described as a diagnostic tool in infant botulism, our 11-year review of toxin-confirmed cases suggests that electrodiagnosis is not a reliable tool. In the case report presented, results of electrodiagnosis were negative but enema effluent contained adequate concentrations of organism and toxin to confirm the diagnosis.

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  • Electrodiagnosis of botulism.
    Gutmann L, Bodensteiner J, Gutierrez A. Gutmann L, et al. J Pediatr. 1992 Nov;121(5 Pt 1):835. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81936-5. J Pediatr. 1992. PMID: 1294122 No abstract available.

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