Paenibacillus larvae Bacteremia in Injection Drug Users

Rieg, Siegbert; Bauer, Tilman Martin; Peyerl-Hoffmann, Gabriele; Held, Jürgen; Ritter, Wolfgang; Wagner, Dirk; Kern, Winfried Vinzenz; Serr, Annerose

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Paenibacillus larvae Bacteremia in Injection Drug Users

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Mar 2010
By Rieg, Siegbert ; Bauer, Tilman Martin ; Peyerl-Hoffmann, Gabriele ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rieg, Siegbert ; Bauer, Tilman Martin ; Peyerl-Hoffmann, Gabriele ; Held, Jürgen ; Ritter, Wolfgang ; Wagner, Dirk ; Kern, Winfried Vinzenz ; Serr, Annerose
Description:

Paenibacillus larvae causes American foulbrood in honey bees. We describe P. larvae bacteremia in 5 injection drug users who had self-injected honey-prepared methadone proven to contain P. larvae spores. That such preparations may be contaminated with spores of this organism is not well known among pharmacists, physicians, and addicts.
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American Foulbrood Animals Bacteremia Bacteria Dispatch Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Honey Humans Intravenous Drug Abuse Methadone Methadone Substitution Paenibacillus Paenibacillus Larvae Spores, Bacterial Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(3):487-489.
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Journal Article
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16
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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