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

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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Main Authors: Therese Battiola, Kristen Saad, Taylor Nelson, Nick Tinker, Aaron Crosby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium sporogenes
Bacteremia
Black tar heroin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001785
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spelling doaj-395756595f8b4dc4ba38b9fff6d26bb52021-09-11T04:29:20ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0125e01222Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroinTherese Battiola0Kristen Saad1Taylor Nelson2Nick Tinker3Aaron Crosby4University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Room 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United StatesUniversity of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Room 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United StatesUniversity of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Room 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United StatesIntermountain Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy, United StatesUniversity of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Room 4C104, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States; Intermountain Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 5169 South Cottonwood Street, Suite #300, Murray, UT 84107, United States; Corresponding author at: 30 N 1900 E, Room 4C104. Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States.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 report the case of a patient with polymicrobial bacteremia that included a Clostridium botulinum-like organism who underwent successful treatment of their anaerobic infection with antibiotics and surgical debridement.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001785Clostridium botulinumClostridium sporogenesBacteremiaBlack tar heroin
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author Therese Battiola
Kristen Saad
Taylor Nelson
Nick Tinker
Aaron Crosby
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Kristen Saad
Taylor Nelson
Nick Tinker
Aaron Crosby
Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
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Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium sporogenes
Bacteremia
Black tar heroin
author_facet Therese Battiola
Kristen Saad
Taylor Nelson
Nick Tinker
Aaron Crosby
author_sort Therese Battiola
title Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
title_short Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
title_full Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
title_fullStr Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
title_full_unstemmed Clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
title_sort clostridium botulinum – like organism bacteremia in a user of black tar heroin
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2021-01-01
description 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 report the case of a patient with polymicrobial bacteremia that included a Clostridium botulinum-like organism who underwent successful treatment of their anaerobic infection with antibiotics and surgical debridement.
topic Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium sporogenes
Bacteremia
Black tar heroin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001785
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