Bacteremia in narcotic addicts at the detroit medical center. I. Microbiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and empiric therapy

Reviews of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 364-373

  Crane, Lawrence R ^a   Levine, Donald P ^a   Zervos, Marcus J ^a   Cummings, Glenn ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CELLULITIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS; CELLULITIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022709050     PISSN: 01620886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/8.3.364     Document Type: Article

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