Botulizem pri dojencku

Abstract Infant botulism is a potentially fatal disease, caused by neurotoxigenic strain of Clostridium botulinum that colonizes infants gut. The incidence of the disease is low, but is probably underestimated in Europe. Every child with progressive hypotonia, constipation and feeding difficulties, but normal alertness, should be considered as a possible case of infant botulism. Besides a typical clinical picture, positive microbiological tests are needed to conrm the diagnosis. The specic botulinum toxin antibodies are available for treatment, but they are used only in the most severe cases. We present the rst diagnosed case of infant botulism in Slovenia.