Necrotising myositis caused by Clostridium perfringens after intravenous heroin injection;Nekrotisierende myositis durch Clostridium perfringens nach intravenöser heroinapplikation

Rechtsmedizin

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-111

  Mahfoud, B ^a   Heinemann, A ^a   Gehl, A ^a   Puschel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Intravenous drug use; Myositis

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MYOSITIS; NECROTIZING MYOSITIS; SEROLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; THIGH;

EID: 0036924525     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-001-0122-6     Document Type: Article

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