Peanut butter confirmed as the source in a case of infant botulism, United Kingdom, 2024.

IF 7.8 2区医学 Q1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Eurosurveillance Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.30.2500512

Rosie J Crane, Corinne Fl Amar, Humphrey Omoruyi, Burhan Ahmed, Jonathan Finch, Rachael Kendrick, Shamez Ladhani, Anais Painset, Dunstan Rajendram, Nika Raphaely, Buvana Dwarakanathan, Suba Guruprasad, Hani Zuhur-Adi, Vanessa K Wong, Gauri Godbole

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Abstract

A 6-month-old infant was hospitalised with suspected infant botulism after being given peanut butter to reduce their risk of developing peanut allergy. Clostridium botulinum type A was detected in their faeces and the peanut butter by PCR and culture. Whole genome sequencing confirmed identical strains, identifying the peanut butter as the source of infection. The infant was treated with human-derived antitoxin Botulism Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) (BIG-IV) and recovered well. This case highlights potential botulism risk with early peanut introduction.

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花生酱被确认为2024年英国婴儿肉毒杆菌中毒病例的来源。

一名6个月大的婴儿在服用花生酱以降低花生过敏的风险后，因疑似婴儿肉毒中毒而住院。采用PCR和培养方法在其粪便和花生酱中检测到A型肉毒杆菌。全基因组测序证实了相同的菌株，确定花生酱是感染源。婴儿经人源性肉毒杆菌免疫球蛋白静脉注射（BIG-IV）治疗后恢复良好。这个病例强调了早期引入花生的潜在肉毒中毒风险。

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Eurosurveillance INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

32.70

自引率

2.10%

发文量

430

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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