Bacteremia associated with injecting drug users in Huancayo - Peru

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bacteremia, blood, injectable medications, blood culture

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Sepsis is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide and a triggering factor is bacteremia, which can be caused in injecting drug users due to poor hygiene or needle sharing. (1) Objective: The research sought to determine the type of bacteria in the blood of injecting drug users; (2) Methods: Blood was extracted from 5 users and the samples were taken to the laboratory, a blood culture was performed and bacteria were identified by Gram staining, catalase test and oxidase test; (3) Results: The presence of Neisseria meningitidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis and Enterobacter spp. was obtained; (4) Conclusions: The importance of the presence of Neisseria meningitidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis and Enterobacter spp in the blood of injectable consumers causing respiratory diseases and bacterial meningitis is highlighted.

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2025-04-07

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Enero - Junio

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Bacteremia associated with injecting drug users in Huancayo - Peru. (2025). University Prospects in Health Sciences, 6(1), 21-29. https://revistas.uncp.edu.pe/index.php/pucsa/article/view/2433