Brucella Endocarditis in Persons Who Inject Drugs

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 18;7(4):ofaa063. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa063. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of infective endocarditis in injection drug users due to Brucella infection. Although cardiac involvement is a frequent sequela of brucellosis and endocarditis is often seen with injection drug use, Brucella endocarditis in persons who inject drugs without zoonotic exposure has not been reported to date.

Keywords: Brucella; culture-negative endocarditis; infective endocarditis; injection drug use.

Publication types

  • Case Reports