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  • Title: Electrodiagnosis reliability in the diagnosis of infant botulism.
    Author: Graf WD, Hays RM, Astley SJ, Mendelman PM.
    Journal: J Pediatr; 1992 May; 120(5):747-9. PubMed ID: 1315854.
    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.
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