A decade of spore-forming bacterial infections among european injecting drug users: Pronounced regional variation

V.D. Hope, N. Palmateer, L. Wiessing, A. Marongiu, J. White, F. Ncube and D. Goldberg

American Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 102, issue 1, 122-125

Abstract: The recent anthrax outbreak among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Europe has highlighted an ongoing problem with severe illness resulting from spore-forming bacteria in IDUs. We collated the numbers of cases of 4 bacterial illnesses (botulism, tetanus, Clostridium novyi, and anthrax) in European IDUs for 2000 to 2009 and calculated population rates. Six countries reported 367 cases; rates varied from 0.03 to 7.54 permillion people.Most cases (92%) were reported from 3 neighboring countries: Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. This geographic variation needs investigation.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300314

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