Hope, VD and Palmateer, M and Wiessing, Lucas and Maronqiu, A and White, J and Ncube, F and Goldberg, D (2012) A decade of spore-forming bacterial infections among European injecting drug users: pronounced regional variation. American Journal of Public Health, 102, (1), pp. 122-125. 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300314.
External website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22095355
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 per million people.Most cases (92%) were reported from 3 neighboring countries: Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. This geographic variation needs investigation.
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease > Bacterial disease / infection
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe
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