First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E.

ABSTRACT: Clostridium botulinum type E has been associated with botulism in adults but never in infants. Infant botulism type E cases have been associated with neurotoxigenic strains of C. butyricum. We report the first infant botulism case due to C. botulinum type E worldwide.

SUBMITTER: Luquez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2812300 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature