[Infantile botulism caused by honey].

Ugeskrift for laeger · Jan 2001

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[Infantile botulism caused by honey].

We report a case of a 5-week-old infant admitted with respiratory arrest. He had been fed with honey for two weeks. Infant botulism was suspected and confirmed by the finding of Clostridium botulinum toxin in the serum and faeces, and in the honey. The infant needed 7.5 months of ventilatory support.

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- A Jung and J Ottosson.
- H:S Rigshospitalet, Juliane Marie Centret, børneafdelingen.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2001 Jan 8;163(2):169.
AbstractWe report a case of a 5-week-old infant admitted with respiratory arrest. He had been fed with honey for two weeks. Infant botulism was suspected and confirmed by the finding of Clostridium botulinum toxin in the serum and faeces, and in the honey. The infant needed 7.5 months of ventilatory support.

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