Fatal course of foodborne botulism in an eigth-month old Infant

• Main Authors: Luigi Manzo (Author), Sarah Vecchio (Author), Valeria Margherita Petrolini (Author), Paolo Landri (Author), Andrea Giampreti (Author), Fabrizio Anniballi (Author), Lucia Fenicia (Author), Davide Lonati (Author), Carlo Alessandro Locatelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An 8-month old girl, weighing 9 kg, was brought by her parents at 8.15 am to the Emergency Department (ED) for a progressive worsening of weakness and acute respiratory failure. On admission, the baby presented with poor oral intake, a weak cry and extremely weak muscular body control. Poor gag and...