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In June 2013, a male newborn aged 9 days (delivered after a full-term pregnancy) was brought to a hospital emergency department with a 2-day history of constipation, fussiness, and poor feeding. The mother reported her son's symptoms as excessive crying, reluctance to suck, and difficulty in swallowing milk. Within hours of arrival, the infant became less responsive and "floppy," and was intubated for respiratory failure. Infant botulism was suspected and Botulism Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) (BIG-IV), licensed for the treatment of infant botulism types A and B, was administered on hospital day 2. Results of preliminary stool studies were reported positive for botulinum toxin type F on hospital day 3. Clostridium baratii type F was subsequently isolated in stool culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the medical case of a male newborn who was diagnosed with infant botulism caused by the Clostridium (C) baratii Type F bacterium in June 2013. It notes that the baby boy's condition improved after being administered with botulism antitoxin heptavalent (A-G) (BAT) during his sixth day at the hospital. It cites that this was the third confirmed case of C. baratii type F infant botulism in the state of Iowa, and the 13th reported case in the U.S. since 2012.