Fatal anthrax infection in a heroin user from southern Germany, June 2012

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作者：

Holzmann, T. ^{[1
]}

Frangoulidis, D. ^{[2
]}

Simon, M. ^{[1
]}

Noll, P. ^{[3
]}

Schmoldt, S. ^{[2
]}

Hanczaruk, M. ^{[2
]}

Grass, G. ^{[2
]}

Pregler, M. ^{[4
]}

Sing, A. ^{[5
]}

Hoermansdorfer, S. ^{[5
]}

Bernard, H. ^{[6
]}

Grunow, R. ^{[6
]}

Zimmermann, R. ^{[6
]}

Schneider-Brachert, W. ^{[1
]}

Gessner, A. ^{[1
]}

Reischl, U. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hosp Regensburg, Inst Med Microbiol & Hyg, Regensburg, Germany

[2] Bundeswehr Inst Microbiol, Munich, Germany

[3] Krankenhaus Barmherzigen Bruder, Regensburg, Germany

[4] Dist Hlth Off, Regensburg, Germany

[5] Bavarian Hlth & Food Safety Author LGL, Oberschleissheim, Germany

[6] Robert Koch Inst, Berlin, Germany

来源：

EUROSURVEILLANCE | 2012年 / 17卷 / 26期

关键词：

REAL-TIME PCR; BACILLUS-ANTHRACIS; DRUG-USERS;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Blood cultures from a heroin user who died in June 2012, a few hours after hospital admission, due to acute septic disease, revealed the presence of Bacillus anthracis. This report describes the extended diagnosis by MALDI-TOF and real-time PCR and rapid confirmation of the anthrax infection through reference laboratories. Physicians and diagnostic laboratories were informed and alerted efficiently through the reporting channels of German public health institutions, which is essential for the prevention of further cases.

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页数：5

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