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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...
Autores principales: | Battiola, Therese, Saad, Kristen, Nelson, Taylor, Tinker, Nick, Crosby, Aaron |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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