Infant Botulism: a network to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a rare and under-diagnosed disease
Infant Botulism is a form of human botulism in which ingested spores of Clostridium botulinum germinate, colonize the infant’s colon, in which they produce botulinum neurotoxin. After the toxin is absorbed, binding to peripheral cholinergic synapses occurs, causing flaccid paralysis. The i...
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Materyal Türü: | Makale |
Dil: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2008-12-01
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Seri Bilgileri: | Emergency Care Journal |
Online Erişim: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1295 |