Prognostic factors in patients with IVDA and bacteremia
Arizmendi, A.; Cantellops, D.; Figueroa, W.; Vila, S.; Hunter-Mellado, R.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 82(9): 412-415
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 2076145 Document Number: 700627
The medical records of all the patients with bacteremia and recent use of illicit intravenous drugs admitted to Hospital Universitario Ramón Ruíz Arnau from January 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989 were reviewed. It consisted of 28 records, 21 of which were male patients and 7 females. The mortality rate among these patients was 46%. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen recovered from blood cultures. All the S. aureus were methicillin sensitive. The presence of clinical sepsis, a low Karnofsky performance status at the time of admission and multiorgan abnormalities were the most important prognostic factors that determined outcome in these patients.
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