Polymicrobial Endocarditis in Intravenous Heroin and Fentanyl Abuse

Infective endocarditis is a life threatening condition with a high mortality rate. Intravenous Drug Abusers (IVDA) are more likely to acquire endocarditis. Most of the cases of infective endocarditis are caused by a single pathogen; cases of polymicrobial endocarditis are rare and they are associa...

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Main Authors: Raman Mehrzad, Marcus Sublette, Michael Barza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3817/97-%207303_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(VP)_PFA(H)_OLF_(U)_P.pdf