Streptococcus pyogenes Infective Endocarditis—Association With Injection Drug Use: Case Series and Review of the Literature

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A Streptococcus (GAS), is not considered a typical cause of infective endocarditis (IE), but has anecdotally been observed in unexpectedly high rates in people who inject drugs (PWID) at our institution. METHODS: All cases of possible or definite GAS IE p...

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Autores principales: Rebechi, Melanie T, Heil, Emily L, Luethy, Paul M, Schmalzle, Sarah A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab240

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab240

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