A Case of Infant Botulism Infection due to Consumption of Untreated Well-Water - 19/03/14
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.044
Tomoko Kobayashi, MD 1, ⁎ 
, Kazuhiro Haginoya, MD 1, Tetsuji Morimoto, MD 1, Takashi Hatakeyama, PhD 2, Shigeru Tsuchiya, MD 1
, Kazuhiro Haginoya, MD 1, Tetsuji Morimoto, MD 1, Takashi Hatakeyama, PhD 2, Shigeru Tsuchiya, MD 1 1 Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
2 Department of Microbiology, Miyagi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Sendai, Japan
∗Reprint requests: Tomoko Kobayashi, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
Abstract |
A 7-week-old boy with flaccid paralysis was diagnosed with infant botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum toxin type A. In this case of infant botulism, untreated well-water was identified as a potential source of this infection.
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 164 - N° 4
P. 931-933 - avril 2014 Retour au numéro
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