drgerardofranco
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Which is the most common bacterial etiology in IV drug abusers?
Staph aureus(UW)
Pseudomona aeruginosa(kaplan) or
serratia marcescens (kaplan)
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| sprint123
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It is staph aureus....
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| dr.wad
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yep>>>> it is staph aureus
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| egomez2001
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dr.wad and sprint which are your sources?
Kaplan lecture notes 2006 mention the other 2....
Anyone...
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| Justice
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Staf. aur
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| egomez2001
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I´m sorry I´m taking about pediatrics..., so is Pseudomonas and Serratia the mcc of bacterial endocarditis in IVDA for children?...
Now clear that staph., is and has been the mcc for bacterial endocarditis in IVDA for adults..., sorry got confused between children and adults
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| drgerardofranco
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why it is different between adults and children etiology in IV DA?
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| doc_clotaire
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S aureus
Overall, this is the most common cause of IE, including PVE, acute IE, and IVDA IE.
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| arlete
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I would say Pseudomonas and Serratia are the most common cause of ACUTE endocarditis in chidren, thinking about nosocomial endocarditis, catheter-related. I think if a child is abusing IV drugs on streets (which I think is the minority of cases, but not completely sure...), she would get S. aureus, the same way adults do.
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