Infectious myositis may be caused by a broad range of bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral
agents. Infectious myositis is overall uncommon given the relative resistance of the …

The use of recreational drugs of abuse has generated serious health concerns. There is a
long-recognized relationship between addictive drugs and increased levels of infections …

Life-threatening soft tissue infections caused by Clostridium species have been described in
the medical literature for hundreds of years largely because of their fulminant nature …

Skin and skin-structure infections are common, and range from minor pyodermas to severe
necrotizing infections. Complicated infections are defined as involving abnormal skin or …

Clostridium sordellii infections pose difficult clinical challenges and are usually fatal. Most
commonly, these infections occur after trauma, childbirth, and routine gynecological …

Introduction Little is known about trends in national rates of injection-related skin and soft
tissue infections (SSTI) and their relationship to the structural risk environment for heroin …

Injection drug abuse is a world‐wide problem responsible for numerous minor to life‐
threatening and fatal complications. The skin is the tissue most evidently affected by …

The use of drugs of abuse, both recreationally and medicinally, may be related to serious
public health concerns. There is a relationship between addictive drugs of abuse such as …

Injection drug use constitutes a heavy social, economic, and health burden in the United
States with an estimated lifetime proportion of persons who inject drugs (PWID) at 2.6% of …

Skin and soft tissue infections are among the most common reasons for people to seek
medical advice. They also represent one of the most common indications for antimicrobial …