Clostridium novyi causing necrotising fasciitis in an injecting drug user.
Necrotising fasciitis with pronounced local oedema is described in an injecting drug user. Clostridium novyi was an unexpected single pathogen isolated from infected tissue. The patient was among a cluster of cases, all injecting drug users, presenting with toxaemia and soft tissue infection. The causal role and pathogenicity of C novyi is discussed.
Noone
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North Tees General Hospital, Hardwick, Stockton on Tees TS19 0NJ, UK. noone@littlerj.freeserve.co.uk
Tabaqchali
M
M
Spillane
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
D003932:Heroin