title: Infant botulism in England.
abstract: A 24-week-old girl presented with an acute illness characterised by constipation at 22 weeks, followed a week later by the sudden onset of generalised weakness, poor feeding, and a weak cry. Laboratory examination of her stools confirmed the clinical diagnosis of infant botulism.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn