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 |