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Fatal Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection Caused byClostridium tetaniin an Injecting Drug User: A Case Report
- Source :
- Surgical Infections. 21:457-460
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2020.
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Abstract
- The aim of this brief report is to raise awareness of necrotizing soft-tissue infections caused by Clostridium tetani in intravenous drug users, highlight the potentially unique dangers of this infection in this specific patient population, and outline the course of treatment currently considered the standard of care.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
0303 health sciences
medicine.medical_specialty
Standard of care
Clostridium tetani
Intravenous drug
030306 microbiology
business.industry
Injecting drug user
medicine.disease_cause
03 medical and health sciences
Patient population
0302 clinical medicine
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Surgery
Soft tissue infection
030212 general & internal medicine
business
Intensive care medicine
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15578674 and 10962964
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Surgical Infections
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c6e3723181492db335852832aa6a3abf
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2019.244