Clostridium botulinum: An increasing complication of heroin misuse

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 251-252

  Cooper, Jamie G ^a   Spilke, Cord E ^a   Denton, Miles ^a   Jamieson, Stuart ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Infection; Keywords; Parenteral drug abuse; Wound botulism

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; BOTULINUM ANTITOXIN; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GERMINATION; HEROIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33644836757     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200510000-00011     Document Type: Article

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