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Electrodiagnosis reliability in the diagnosis of infant botulism
W D Graf1, R M Hays, S J Astley
1Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98105.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
Infant botulism is confirmed by isolation of Clostridium botulinum from stool culture or by toxin assay. Although electrodiagnosis has been described as a diagnostic tool in infant botulism, our 11-year review of toxin-confirmed cases suggests that electrodiagnosis is not a reliable tool. In the case report presented, results of electrodiagnosis were negative but enema effluent contained adequate concentrations of organism and toxin to confirm the diagnosis.