Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant

Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant

We present a 5-month-old infant with a 1-day history of poor feeding and sudden progression into generalized weakness including septic shock syndrome after consumption of homemade food. Botulism and sepsis symptoms could be explained by the presence of a neurotoxin-producing Clostridium botulinum an...

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Main Authors: Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
Subjects:
infant botulism
foodborne
Clostridium botulinum type B
Clostridium perfringens
toxinotype F
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295054102500002X
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