Wound botulism caused by Clostridium subterminale after a heroin injection
Botulism is caused by toxin production from many species of Clostridium, most commonly Clostridium botulinum as well as C. baratii and C. butyricum. Development of wound botulism is associated with injection drug users but has also been described in traumatic injuries with exposure to soil. A patien...
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Main Authors: | Paris A. Cook (Author), Aimee Mishler (Author), Dan Quan (Author), Ashley Parrish-Garcia (Author) |
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