heroin and Streptococcal-Infections

Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Anesthetics, Local; Bacteremia; Baltimore; Cocaine; Diagnosis, Differential; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Heroin; Humans; Leg Ulcer; Streptococcal Infections; Substance Abuse, Intravenous

Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arthritis, Infectious; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Fatal Outcome; Female; Heroin; Humans; Male; Needle Sharing; Risk Factors; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus pyogenes; Substance Abuse, Intravenous

Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease-Free Survival; Edema; Female; Fingers; Heroin; Humans; Range of Motion, Articular; Streptococcal Infections; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Tenosynovitis

We have reported a case of high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococcal endocarditis as a complication of intravenous narcotic abuse. Because routine screening of enterococcal blood isolates for high-level aminoglycoside resistance was not done, the patient possibly received suboptimal therapy. This case amplifies the necessity of a systematic screening program for enterococcal blood isolates to detect high-level resistance to gentamicin and streptomycin in clinical laboratories.

Topics: Adult; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Enterococcus faecalis; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Gentamicins; Heroin; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Streptococcal Infections; Streptomycin; Substance Abuse, Intravenous

Topics: Bacterial Infections; Bacteroides Infections; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Fusobacterium Infections; Heroin; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders; Veillonella

Topics: Abscess; Adult; Candidiasis; Combined Modality Therapy; Endophthalmitis; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Streptococcal Infections

Topics: Adult; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Haemophilus; Haemophilus Infections; Heroin; Humans; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus sanguis; Substance-Related Disorders

Topics: Adult; Arthritis, Infectious; Heroin; Humans; Knee Joint; Male; Streptococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders

Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Female; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Hemiplegia; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Pseudomonas Infections; Pulmonary Embolism; Respiratory Insufficiency; Splenomegaly; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders

Topics: Adult; Candida; Candidiasis; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Haemophilus Infections; Haemophilus influenzae; Heart Failure; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Male; Neurologic Manifestations; Panophthalmitis; Skin Manifestations; Splenomegaly; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus; Substance-Related Disorders

Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteroides; Bacteroides Infections; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Escherichia coli Infections; Heroin; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Pulmonary Embolism; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders