Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229, August 2003

Foodborne botulism in a six-month-old infant caused by home-canned baby food☆☆☆

Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (Armada,Love); the Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA (Love, Barrett); Norfolk Health Department, Norfolk, VA (Monroe); Virginia Department of Health, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Richmond, VA (Peery); the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (Sobel)

Received 19 February 2003; received in revised form 29 March 2003; accepted 2 April 2003.

Address for correspondence: Manuel Armada, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Raleigh Building, Room 304, 600 Gresham Drive, Norfolk, VA 23507-1999; 757-668-3397, fax 757-668-2885; E-mail maarmada@cox.net.

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☆ The authors report this study did not receive outside funding or support.

☆☆ Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(03)00386-X

doi:10.1067/mem.2003.259

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229, August 2003

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