Outbreak of Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Clostridium sordellii among Black-Tar Heroin Users
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- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 38 (9) , e87-e91
- https://doi.org/10.1086/383471
Abstract
In California, black tar heroin (BTH) use among injection drug users (IDUs) has resulted in an increased number of cases of wound botulism due to CloKeywords
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