A case of infant botulism infection due to consumption of untreated well-water

Tomoko Kobayashi; Kazuhiro Haginoya; Tetsuji Morimoto; Takashi Hatakeyama; Shigeru Tsuchiya

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.044

A case of infant botulism infection due to consumption of untreated well-water

J Pediatr. 2014 Apr;164(4):931-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.044. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

Authors

Tomoko Kobayashi¹, Kazuhiro Haginoya², Tetsuji Morimoto², Takashi Hatakeyama³, Shigeru Tsuchiya²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: fukuikobayashi@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
² Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
³ Department of Microbiology, Miyagi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Sendai, Japan.

PMID: 24461790
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.044

Abstract

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.

Published by Mosby, Inc.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Botulism / etiology*
Humans
Infant
Male
Water Microbiology*
Water Wells*