Costa C, Varì N
Clin Ter. 1989 Jan 31;128(2):113-21.
Within the sphere of the infectious pathology one usually finds among drug addicts using intravenous methods, a prominent place is occupied by Endocarditis, a serious complication which is one of the more common causes of death among drug addicts. On the basis of the recent literature and their personal experience, the Authors report on several aspects of this illness in addicts, describing the etiological profile and the clinical manifestations in particular, which show clear dissimilarities when compared with infectious endocarditis in patients who are not addicts.
在传染病病理学领域，在使用静脉注射方法的吸毒者中，心内膜炎占据突出地位，它是一种严重并发症，是吸毒者中较常见的死亡原因之一。基于近期文献及自身经验，作者报告了吸毒者中这种疾病的几个方面，特别描述了病因特征和临床表现，与非吸毒者的感染性心内膜炎相比，这些表现存在明显差异。
