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Necrotizing fasciitis associated with injection drug use.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001 July 2
We studied cases of necrotizing fasciitis among injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who presented at the University of California Davis Medical Center from 1984 through 1999. Of 107 patients, 59 (55%) were IDUs and 48 (45%) non-IDUs. Among IDUs, 32 (54%) recently injected at the site of infection, and 17 patients (29%) presented with an abscess. Among non-IDUs, 17 (35%) reported a recent insect bite and 9 (19%) reported a wound or abrasion at the site of infection. Overall, seventy cases (65%) had > or = 3 debridements, and 31 patients (29%) had > 5% of their total body surface area debrided. Of all patients with necrotizing fasciitis, 16 (15%) did not survive. Among the 59 IDUs, 6 (10%) did not survive, while among non-IDUs, 10 (21%) did not survive. Our results indicate the need for a high index of suspicion for necrotizing fasciitis among patients presenting with cellulitis, a recent insect bite, wound, or recent injection drug use. Preventive interventions for necrotizing fasciitis among IDUs should include street-based education and treatment for abscesses and cellulitis.
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