Open AccessTetanus in an injecting drug user in the Netherlands: single case so far
Author(s) -
Patricia Vermeer-de Bondt,
L P Vos
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.19.02458-en
Subject(s) - heroin , tetanus , drug , drug user , medicine , intravenous drug , medical emergency , pediatrics , anesthesia , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , family medicine , virology , vaccination , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
In March 2004, a 61 year old female intravenous drug user (IDU) was taken to hospital because she was found unwell at home. She was a long-term drug user who reportedly injected heroin intramuscularly.