STREPTOCOCCUS-MILLERI AS A CAUSE OF ANTECUBITAL ABSCESS AND BACTEREMIA IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG-ABUSERS

S milleri should be added to the list of organisms producing wound inf ections in parenteral drug addicts. Recovery of ''viridans streptococc i'' from an antecubital aspirate should prompt the clinician to reques t speciation, examine closely for abscess formation, and anticipate pr olonged antibiotic therapy.