Mortality, morbidity, and cardiac surgery in Injection Drug Use (IDU)-associated versus non-IDU infective endocarditis: The need to expand substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225460
Abstract: Background The addiction crisis is widespread, and unsafe injection practices among people who inject drugs (PWID) can lead to infective endocarditis. Methods A retrospective analysis of adult patients with definite or possible infective endocarditis admitted… read more here.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; idu associated; use; mortality ... See more keywords
Septic Arthritis Among Users of Injection Drugs: Clinical Course and Microbial Characteristics.
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DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20211001-14
Abstract: Injection drug use (IDU) is a risk factor for septic arthritis (SA) of native joints. Amid the opioid crisis, IDU rates have increased. This study assessed differences in preoperative characteristics, microbial characteristics, and postoperative outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: septic arthritis; idu associated; non idu; microbial characteristics ... See more keywords