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Case Reports
. 1977 Oct;6(10):453-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0361-1124(77)80242-6.

Infantile botulism

C J Fisher Jr, S J Woerner
Case Reports

Infantile botulism

C J Fisher Jr et al. JACEP. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

Botulism has not traditionally been considered as occurring in infants under one year of age because they generally do not ingest foods potentially containing preformed Clostridium botulinum toxin. We report a case of infantile botulism in a 3 1/2 month old infant who presented as a "floppy baby," and discuss the probable pathobiology involved.

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