A case of infant botulism infection due to consumption of untreated well-water.
A 7-week-old boy with flaccid paralysis was diagnosed with infant botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum toxin type A. In this case of infant botulism, untreated well-water was identified as a potential source of this infection.
Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: fukuikobayashi@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Tomoko
T
Kobayashi
Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Kazuhiro
K
Haginoya
Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Tetsuji
T
Morimoto
Department of Microbiology, Miyagi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Sendai, Japan.
Takashi
T
Hatakeyama
Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Shigeru
S
Tsuchiya
D001906:Botulism / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014871:Water Microbiology; D060986:Water Wells