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Published in: Infection 3/2019

01-06-2019 | Case Report

Actinomyces spp. bloodstream and deep vein thrombus infections in people who inject drugs

Authors: Emma Tippett, Nupur Goyal, Stephen Guy, Jenny Wong

Published in: Infection | Issue 3/2019

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Abstract

Introduction

Actinomyces spp. cause several well-described syndromes including cervicofacial and pelvic infections. Actinomyces spp. infection as an opportunistic infection among people who inject drugs has rarely been described with few case reports published.

Methods and results

Here we describe four people who inject drugs admitted with Actinomyces spp. infections, all with an overlapping syndrome and who presented a challenge to both diagnose and to manage.

Discussion

This case series highlights the potential to overlook Actinomyces spp. infection in people who inject drugs and aims to increase clinician awareness of diagnosis, empirical and directed treatment, and potential complications of this infection.
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Metadata
Title
Actinomyces spp. bloodstream and deep vein thrombus infections in people who inject drugs
Authors
Emma Tippett
Nupur Goyal
Stephen Guy
Jenny Wong
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1246-x

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