infant botulism

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infant botulism [‚in·fənt ′bäch·ə‚liz·əm]

(medicine)

Botulism that involves ingestion ofClostridium botulinumspores with subsequent germination and toxin production in the gastrointestinal tract, found mostly in children aged 6 months or younger.

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