July 1, 1979Clinical Infectious Diseases

Epidemiologic Characteristics of Infant Botulism in the United States, 1975–1978

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Population

81 cases of infant botulism reported to the CDC between January 1, 1975, and July 31, 1978, with a median…

Design

Case_series

Authors

RGRobert A. GunnSwansea University

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Implication

Supports vigilance for infant botulism before age 3 months; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending larger studies.

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Population

81 cases of infant botulism (47 type A, 34 type B) reported to the CDC between January 1, 1975, and July 31, 1978, with a median age of 10 weeks.

Outcome

Epidemiologic characteristics and case-fatality ratio

This early surveillance report characterizes the epidemiology of infant botulism in the US, highlighting a median onset age of 10 weeks and a 3.7% case-fatality ratio.

Limitations

Seasonal pattern may be attributable to a reporting artifact

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Robert A. Gunn (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a94f615397e3dbeede61502 https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/1.4.642

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Epidemiologic Characteristics of Infant Botulism in the United States, 1975–1978

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Epidemiologic Characteristics of Infant Botulism in the United States, 1975–1978

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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