Pediatric Botulism and Use of Equine Botulinum Antitoxin in Children: A Systematic Review

Botulism manifests with cranial nerve palsies and flaccid paralysis in children and adults. Botulism must be rapidly identified and treated; however, clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of noninfant botulism in children are not well described. We searched 12 databases for peer-reviewed and...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2017-12, Vol.66 (suppl_1), p.S17-S29
Main Authors: Griese, Stephanie E, Kisselburgh, Hannah M, Bartenfeld, Michael T, Thomas, Erin, Rao, Agam K, Sobel, Jeremy, Dziuban, Eric J
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Language:English
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Summary:Botulism manifests with cranial nerve palsies and flaccid paralysis in children and adults. Botulism must be rapidly identified and treated; however, clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of noninfant botulism in children are not well described. We searched 12 databases for peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed reports with primary data on botulism in children (persons
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/cix812