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First Case of Infant Botulism in Sicily - Case Report

2024-03-25

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Botulism is a rare and life-threatening disease caused by the potent botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which can be produced by Clostridium botulinum (<italic>C. botulinum</italic>) and related bacteria. Clinical manifestations, which include a symmetrical, descending muscular paralysis, generalized hypotonia, and potentially respiratory failure, are non-specific and diagnosis is...

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Literature Corpus work: c97757e2-3440-59cc-808c-a2ed4e39b236
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4094707/v1

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