Initiate Treatment with Antimicrobial Agents
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In infant botulism, antibiotics are used only to treat secondary infections because lysis of intraluminal C botulinum could increase the amount of toxin available for absorption. Aminoglycosides can potentiate the paralytic effects of the toxin and should be avoided.
Sarah J. Thompson, MD
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