Infant botulism in Costa Rica: first report from Central America

Infant botulism in Costa Rica: first report from Central America

Introduction: Clostridium botulinum is known to cause descending paralysis in infants throughout the world. Methodology: The subject of this study was a three-month-old Costa Rican boy who was hospitalized because of poor suction and feeding, hypotonia, and constipation. Clinical history and physic...

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Main Authors: Marcela Hernandez-de Mezerville, Mariela Rojas-Solano, Alfonso Gutierrez-Mata, Laura Hernandez-Con, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
infant botulism
Clostridium botulinum
epidemiology
Costa Rica
Central America
Latin America
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3594
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