Pseudomonas aeruginosa bone and joint infection in drug abusers.
Thirty-nine sites of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bone and joint infection in thirty-five intravenous drug abusers were treated over a four-year period. Early diagnosis was based on a history of drug abuse and demonstration of the site of infection by a technetium bone scan. Most patients responded to long-term therapy with intravenous aminoglycoside and carbenicillin. Extensive early surgical procedures were rarely indicated except in patients with infection of a large synovial joint.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010423:Pentazocine; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014309:Tripelennamine
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014309:Tripelennamine; D010423:Pentazocine