IV Drug Use Complications and Dangers
SSTIs are commonly due to Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species, although anaerobic and polymicrobial infection has also been reported in PWID (34). In those with abdominal pain, particularly left upper quadrant pain, the practitioner should also be concerned about possible splenic infract or splenic abscess from septic emboli (31). IV drugs such as opioids and cocaine […]
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