Study on infectious causes of hospitalization in intravenous drug users

Abstract

To evaluation of common infections in Intravenous drug users (IVDU). In a descriptive-analytical study that performed in Infection Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center of Tabriz form 2001-2011, 64 patients (63 male & one female) with IVDUs and had infectious signs were enrolled in to the study. The mean age of studied patients was 37.05 +/- 9.35 years. Heroin was the principle drug consumed by 78.125% of IVDUs. The most common chief complaints of patients were referring to liver biopsy, cough and pain with 21.87%, 20.31% and 20.31%, respectively. The most involved organs were liver (31.25%), lung (25%) and lower extremities (18.75%). Hepatitis 29.68%, skin infections 23.43%, pulmonary infections 21.87%, peripheral vascular infections 15.62%, AIDS 4.68%, endocarditic 1.56%, epididimorchitis 1.56% and drug toxicity 1.56% were the infectious etiologies of hospitalization in IVDUs. The most infections cause of IVDU hospitalization was hepatitis, skin infection and pulmonary infections. [Zhinous Bayatmakoo, Roshanak Bayatmakoo, Parviz Saleh, Omid Mashrabi. Study on infectious causes of hospitalization in intravenous drug users. Life Sci J 2012;9(4):602-606] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.