title: First report worldwide of an infant botulism case due to Clostridium botulinum type E.
abstract: Clostridium botulinum type E has been associated with botulism in adults but never in infants. Infant botulism type E cases have been associated with neurotoxigenic strains of C. butyricum. We report the first infant botulism case due to C. botulinum type E worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS G-29, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Cluquez@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lúquez
authors.forename: Janet K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Dykes
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Raphael
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Maslanka
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D047970:Clostridium botulinum type E / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S