title: Enterococcal endocarditis among intravenous drug users: report  of a cluster of cases, possibly caused by contaminated amphetamine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. aniha@imk.liu.se
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hällgren
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine; D000818:Animals; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005838:Genotype; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000661:Amphetamine