Despite concerns about the burden of the bacterial and fungal infection syndromes related to injection drug use (IDU), robust estimates of the public health burden of these conditions are lacking. The current article reviews and compares data sources and national burden estimates for infective endocarditis (IE) and skin and soft-tissue infections related to IDU in the United States.

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与注射吸毒相关的心内膜炎和皮肤和软组织感染的国家公共卫生负担估计：综述。

尽管担心与注射吸毒 (IDU) 相关的细菌和真菌感染综合征的负担，但缺乏对这些情况的公共卫生负担的可靠估计。当前文章回顾并比较了美国感染性心内膜炎 (IE) 以及与注射吸毒相关的皮肤和软组织感染的数据来源和国家负担估计。