Infant botulism. Identification of Clostridium botulinum and its toxins in faeces

Clostridium botulinum and its toxin were identified in the faeces of four infants, aged 6 to 13 weeks, who had symptoms consistent with botulism. Two cases had type-A toxin and two cases had type-B toxin present in their faeces. No toxin was detectable in sera C. botulinum and toxin could be recover...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 2; no. 7992; p. 934
Main Authors Midura, T F, Arnon, S S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 30.10.1976
Subjects
Botulinum Toxins - isolation & purification
Botulism - epidemiology
Botulism - microbiology
California
Clostridium botulinum - isolation & purification
Feces - microbiology
Food Microbiology
Honey
Humans
Infant
California
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Summary:Clostridium botulinum and its toxin were identified in the faeces of four infants, aged 6 to 13 weeks, who had symptoms consistent with botulism. Two cases had type-A toxin and two cases had type-B toxin present in their faeces. No toxin was detectable in sera C. botulinum and toxin could be recovered from faeces more than 8 weeks after admission to hospital. All four cases occurred within a 6-month period. The source of the toxin in these infants may have been in-vivo production from ingested organisms.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X