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Working with persons who inject drugs: Be aware of wound botulism
Pieper BA . Wound Manag Prev 2019 65 (1) 42-43 On January 4, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Wound Botulism Outbreak Among People Who use Black Tar Heroin – San Diego County, California, 2017- 2018.1 From September 2017 to April 2018, 9 cases of wound botulism were reported in San Diego County, California. All patients reported injecting heroin, and 7 used black tar heroin; 6 reported injecting subcutaneously.1 Botulism is rare, treatable, but potentially fatal; 1 person died in the San Diego outbreak.1,2 There is concern about the potential increased use of black tar heroin during the current opioid crisis and subsequent increases in wound botulism cases. Providers of wound care should be aware of wound botulism and refer patients for emergency care when suspicious. |
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