Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 193-196 , March 2005

Infant botulism, type F, presenting at 54 hours of life

  • Corinne A. Keet, MD, MS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Miller; University of California at San Francisco; 521 Parnassus Avenue; Room C-215; San Francisco, CA 94143-0663.
    • University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Christine K. Fox, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Marta Margeta, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neuropathology Unit, Department of Pathology, UCSF, San Francisco, California
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  • Elysa Marco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, UCSF, San Francisco, California
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  • Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, California.
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  • Stephen J. DeArmond, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neuropathology Unit, Department of Pathology, UCSF, San Francisco, California
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  • Jonathan B. Strober, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, UCSF, San Francisco, California
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  • Steven P. Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, UCSF, San Francisco, California

Received 11 June 2004 ,Accepted 8 September 2004.

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PII: S0887-8994(04)00458-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.09.003

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 193-196 , March 2005

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