Infant botulism: an underestimated problem. A review
- Authors: Malov V.A.1, Maleev V.V.2, Chulanov V.P.1, Sarksyan D.S.3
-
Affiliations:
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology
- Izhevsk State Medical Academy
- Issue: Vol 96, No 11 (2024): Инфекционные заболевания
- Pages: 1069-1075
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0040-3660/article/view/275840
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/00403660.2024.11.202999
- ID: 275840
Cite item
Full Text
Abstract
The article is devoted to a form of botulism that has been little studied in our country and is registered exclusively in infants. The fundamental difference between this form and the most common foodborne botulism is that infants become infected by ingestion of spores, followed by their germination, colonization of the intestines and production of botulinum toxin in situ, which leads to the development of life-threatening flaccid paralysis. Taking into account the peculiarities of pathogenesis, the clinical manifestations of infant botulism have some features, which are discussed by the authors. Particular attention is paid to the epidemiology and risk factors for the development of the disease. The article discusses in detail the issues of diagnosis and laboratory verification of the etiology of the disease. Current data on the treatment of infant botulism are presented.
Keywords
Full Text
##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Valeri A. Malov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: valmalov@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6157-1654
д-р мед. наук, проф., проф. каф. инфекционных болезней Института общественного здоровья
Russian Federation, MoscowViktor V. Maleev
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology
Email: valmalov@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5748-178X
акад. РАН, д-р мед. наук, проф., советник дир. по научной работе
Russian Federation, MoscowVladimir P. Chulanov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: valmalov@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6303-9293
д-р мед. наук, проф. каф. инфекционных болезней Института общественного здоровья
Russian Federation, MoscowDenis S. Sarksyan
Izhevsk State Medical Academy
Email: valmalov@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3014-6468
д-р мед. наук, доц. каф. инфекционных болезней и эпидемиологии
Russian Federation, IzhevskReferences
- Ибатуллин Р.А., Магжанов Р.В. Случай ятрогенного ботулизма при ботулинотерапии в клинической практике. Терапевтический архив. 2018;90(11):102-4 [Ibatullin RA, Magjanov RV. Case of iatrogenic botulism after botulinotherapy in clinical practice. Terapevticheskii Arkhiv (Ter. Arkh.). 2018;90(11):102-4 (in Russian)]. doi: 10.26442/terarkh20189011102-104
- Малов В.А., Малеев В.В., Покровский В.И. Ботулинотерапия и ятрогенный ботулизм: взгляд инфекциониста на проблему. Инфекционные болезни. 2019;17(4):55-61 [Malov VA, Maleyev VV, Pokrovsky VI. Botulinum toxin therapy and iatrogenic botulism: view of an infectious disease specialist. Infectious Diseases. 2019;17(4):55-61 (in Russian)]. doi: 10.20953/1729-9225-2019-4-55-61
- Никифоров В.В. Ботулизм. M.: Эко-Вектор, 2024 [Nikiforov VV. Botulizm. Moscow: Eko-Vektor, 2024 (in Russian)].
- Sobel J. Botulism. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;41(8):1167-73. doi: 10.1086/444507
- Harris RA, Anniballi F, Austin JW. Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism. Toxins (Basel). 2020;12(2):81. doi: 10.3390/toxins12020081
- Андреева А.А., Кутищева И.А., Мартынова Г.П., и др. Случай ботулизма у ребенка грудного возраста. Детские инфекции. 2020;19(2):64-6 [Andreeva AA, Kutishcheva IA, Martynova GP, et al. Case of infant botulism. Children's Infections. 2020;19(2):64-6 (in Russian)]. doi: 10.22627/2072-8107-2020-19-2-64-66
- King LA, Popoff MR, Mazuet C, et al. [Infant botulism in France, 1991–2009. Arch Pediatr. 2010;17(9):1288-92 (in French)]. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.06.010
- López-Laso E, Roncero-Sánchez-Cano I, Arce-Portillo E, et al. Infant botulism in Andalusia (Southern Spain). Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2014;18(3):321-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2013.12.008
- Vosloo MN, Opperman CJ, Geyer HDW, et al. First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing Clostridium botulinum strain. Int J Infect Dis. 2021;103:164-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.131
- Nga TT, Hoang LH, Trang LT, et al. First confirmed case of infant botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type A(B) in a 10-month-old infant in Hanoi, Vietnam. IJID Reg. 2022;5:18-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.08.003
- Goldberg B, Danino D, Levinsky Y, et al. Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007–2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023;29(2):235-41. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.220991
- Pickett J, Berg B, Chaplin E, Brunstetter-Shafer MA. Syndrome of botulism in infancy: clinical and electrophysiologic study. N Engl J Med. 1976;295(14):770-2. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197609302951407
- Arnon SS, Werner SB, Faber HK, Farr WH. Infant botulism in 1931. Discovery of a misclassified case. Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(6):580-2. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130060020002
- Nevas M, Lindström M, Virtanen A, et al. Infant botulism acquired from household dust presenting as sudden infant death syndrome. J Clin Microbiol. 2005;43(1):511-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.1.511-513.2005
- Dilena R, Pozzato M, Baselli L, et al. Infant botulism: checklist for timely clinical diagnosis and new possible risk factors originated from a case report and literature review. Toxins (Basel). 2021;13(12):860. doi: 10.3390/toxins13120860
- Poulain B, Popoff MR. Why Are Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Bacteria So Diverse and Botulinum Neurotoxins So Toxic? Toxins (Basel). 2019;11(1):34. doi: 10.3390/toxins11010034
- Rossetto O, Montecucco C. Tables of Toxicity of Botulinum and Tetanus Neurotoxins. Toxins (Basel). 2019;11(12):686. doi: 10.3390/toxins11120686
- Halpin AL, Khouri JM, Payne JR, et al. Type F Infant Botulism: Investigation of Recent Clusters and Overview of This Exceedingly Rare Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(S1):S92-4. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix818
- Antonucci L, Locci C, Schettini L, et al. Infant botulism: an underestimated threat. Infect Dis (Lond). 2021;53(9):647-60. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1919753
- Panditrao MV, Dabritz HA, Kazerouni NN, et al. Descriptive Epidemiology of Infant Botulism in California: The First 40 Years. J Pediatr. 2020;227:247-57.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.013
- Arnon SS, Midura TF, Damus K, et al. Honey and other environmental risk factors for infant botulism. J Pediatr. 1979;94(2):331-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80863-x
- Tanzi MG, Gabay MP. Association between honey consumption and infant botulism. Pharmacotherapy. 2002;22(11):1479-83. doi: 10.1592/phco.22.16.1479.33696
- Maikanov B, Mustafina R, Auteleyeva L, et al. Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens Occurrence in Kazakh Honey Samples. Toxins (Basel). 2019;11(8):472. doi: 10.3390/toxins11080472
- Bamumin A, Bamumin S, Ahmadini HA, et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice among mothers on the relationship between honey and botulism in Saudi Arabian infants: a cross-section study. Ann Med. 2023;55(2):2279746. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2279746
- Derman Y, Korkeala H, Salo E, et al. Infant botulism with prolonged faecal excretion of botulinum neurotoxin and Clostridium botulinum for 7 months. Epidemiol Infect. 2014;142(2):335-9. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813001258
- Douillard FP, Derman Y, Woudstra C, et al. Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of Clostridium botulinum Isolates from an Infant Botulism Case Suggests Adaptation Signatures to the Gut. mBio. 2022;13(3):e0238421. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02384-21
- Smith TJ, Williamson CHD, Hill KK, et al. The Distinctive Evolution of orfX Clostridium parabotulinum Strains and Their Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A and F Gene Clusters Is Influenced by Environmental Factors and Gene Interactions via Mobile Genetic Elements. Front Microbiol. 2021;12:566908. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.566908
- Скрябина А.А., Голенок Е.С., Собх М.М., Никифоров В.В. Строение и механизм действия нейротоксинов ботулизма и столбняка: научный обзор. Эпидемиология и инфекционные болезни. 2023;28(2):118-27 [Skryabina AA, Golenok ES, Sobkh MM, Nikiforov VV. Structure and mechanism of action of botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins: A review. Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. 2023;28(2):118-27 (in Russian)]. doi: 10.17816/EID321328
- Rasetti-Escargueil C, Lemichez E, Popoff MR. Toxemia in Human Naturally Acquired Botulism. Toxins (Basel). 2020;12(11):716. doi: 10.3390/toxins12110716
- Rosow LK, Strober JB. Infant botulism: review and clinical update. Pediatr Neurol. 2015;52(5):487-92. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.01.006
- Rawson AM, Dempster AW, Humphreys CM, Minton NP. Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridium botulinum. Virulence. 2023;14(1):2205251. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2023.2205251
- Marchand-Pauvert V, Aymard C, Giboin LS, et al. Beyond muscular effects: depression of spinal recurrent inhibition after botulinum neurotoxin A. J Physiol. 2013;591(4):1017-29. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.239178
- Keet CA, Fox CK, Margeta M, et al. Infant botulism, type F, presenting at 54 hours of life. Pediatr Neurol. 2005;32(3):193-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.09.003
- Griese SE, Kisselburgh HM, Bartenfeld MT, et al. Pediatric Botulism and Use of Equine Botulinum Antitoxin in Children: A Systematic Review. Clin Infect Dis. 2017;66(suppl_1):S17-29. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix812
- Francisco AM, Arnon SS. Clinical mimics of infant botulism. Pediatrics. 2007;119(4):826-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-0645
- Khouri JM, Payne JR, Arnon SS. More Clinical Mimics of Infant Botulism. J Pediatr. 2018;193:178-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.044
- Thompson JA, Glasgow LA, Warpinski JR, Olson C. Infant botulism: clinical spectrum and epidemiology. Pediatrics. 1980;66(6):936-42.
- Payne JR, Khouri JM, Jewell NP, Arnon SS. Efficacy of Human Botulism Immune Globulin for the Treatment of Infant Botulism: The First 12 Years Post Licensure. J Pediatr. 2018;193:172-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.10.035
- Pifko E, Price A, Sterner S. Infant botulism and indications for administration of botulism immune globulin. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014;30(2):120-4;quiz 125-7. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000079
- Vanella de Cuetos EE, Fernandez RA, Bianco MI, et al. Equine botulinum antitoxin for the treatment of infant botulism. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011;18(11):1845-9. doi: 10.1128/CVI.05261-11
- Dalen ML, Knudsen PK, Bye K, et al. An infant with acute flaccid pareses. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2015;135(16):1455-8. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1419
- Long SS. Infant botulism. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001;20(7):707-9. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200107000-00013
- Raja SM, Guptill JT, Juel VC, et al. First-in-Human Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single Doses of NTM-1633, a Novel Mixture of Monoclonal Antibodies against Botulinum Toxin E. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022;66(4):e0173221. doi: 10.1128/aac.01732-21
- Shi DY, Lu JS, Mao YY, et al. Characterization of a novel tetravalent botulism antitoxin based on receptor-binding domain of BoNTs. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2023;107(10):3205-16. doi: 10.1007/s00253-023-12515-2
- Brook I. Infant botulism. J Perinatol. 2007;27(3):175-80. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211651
- Juzans P, Comella JX, Molgo J, et al. Nerve terminal sprouting in botulinum type-A treated mouse levator auris longus muscle. Neuromuscul Disord. 1996;6(3):177-85. doi: 10.1016/0960-8966(96)00041-7
Supplementary files
