Injectional anthrax in heroin users, Europe, 2000-2012

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):322-3. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.120921.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bacillus anthracis; Europe; Germany; Trans-Eurasian clade; anthrax; bacteria; heroin users; humans; injectional anthrax; phylogeny; single nucleotide polymorphism.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anthrax / diagnosis
  • Anthrax / epidemiology*
  • Anthrax / etiology
  • Anthrax / microbiology
  • Bacillus anthracis / classification*
  • Bacillus anthracis / genetics
  • Bacillus anthracis / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • DNA, Bacterial / classification*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Heroin / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Heroin