Titre : | Fever in an intravenous drug user (2016) |
Auteurs : | J. VAN GRIETHUYSEN ; S. W. DUBREY |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | British Medical Journal (Vol.353, n°8051, 2 April 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | i1137 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés IMAGERIE MEDICALE ; INJECTION ; INFECTION ; POUMON ; ENDOCARDITE ; DIAGNOSTIC |
Résumé : | A 29 year old intravenous drug user presented to the acute medical unit feeling generally unwell. On clinical examination he was found to be in septic shock with a fever of 39.2°C. A septic screen was performed and broad spectrum antibiotics started empirically. Staphylococcus aureus was grown in both blood culture bottles after one day. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Etude de cas / Case report |
Refs biblio. : | 3 |
Affiliation : |
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK |
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