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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Published in:	Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
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
Subjects:	infant botulism foodborne Clostridium botulinum type B Clostridium perfringens toxinotype F
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295054102500002X