Table 5: Life threatening infections in 80 injection drug users.

Staphylococcal Bacteremia and sepsis

24

Endocarditis

9

Vertebral osteomyelitis/ spinal epidural abscess

8

Septic arthritis

7

Polymicrobial bacteremia and sepsis

2

Streptococcus intermedius bacteremia and sepsis

1

Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia and sepsis

1

Spinal cord infarction

1

Pneumonia (one on ventilator)

2

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

1