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Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin

Wound botulism due to introduction of the anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium botulinum, into otherwise sterile, relatively anaerobic tissue is a known complication of black tar heroin use. The treatment of wound botulism requires prompt initiation of antitoxin as well as antimicrobial therapy. We repor...

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Autores principales: Battiola, Therese, Saad, Kristen, Nelson, Taylor, Tinker, Nick, Crosby, Aaron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8282946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34295646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01222

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