(2) (3)使用靜脈注射藥物相關的心內膜炎,常侵犯三尖瓣,最常見的致病菌是金黃色葡萄球菌,且通常是MRSA。 Injection drug use–associated endocarditis, especially that involving the tricuspid valve, is commonly caused by S. aureus, which in many cases is resistant to methicillin.
(4) IV drug user (IVDU) 與 non-IVDU IE 菌種的差異:SA, PA 在IVDU均明顯較多, Candida雖然沒達到統計差異, 也看得出IVDU較多。
(5) HIV感染不影響心內膜炎的原因: HIV infection in drug users does not significantly influence the causes of endocarditis.