Efficacy and Safety of Omadacycline Versus Linezolid in Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Persons Who Inject Drugs
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DOI: 10.1007/s40121-021-00587-4
Abstract: Introduction Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) represent one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits, and are frequent complications of intravenous drug use in persons who inject drugs (PWID). This… read more here.
Keywords: skin structure; persons inject; skin; inject drugs ... See more keywords
Sexual risk behaviors and STDs among persons who inject drugs: A national study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105779
Abstract: Opioid use and the rising case reports of STDs represent co-occurring epidemics; research indicates that persons who inject drugs (PWID) may be at increased risk for acquiring STDs. We use the National Survey of Family… read more here.
Keywords: related behaviors; inject drugs; past months; persons inject ... See more keywords
1021. Repeat Infective Endocarditis (rIE) in Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.858
Abstract: Abstract Background Injection drug use (IDU) is a major risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE). Rates of IE have recently increased in the US concurrent with the opioid crisis. Although IDU-related IE is well described,… read more here.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; inject drugs; rie persons; persons inject ... See more keywords
Assessment of an online calculator's vancomycin dosing and exposure appropriateness in persons who inject drugs with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.
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DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.13603
Abstract: WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE While the gold standard for calculating AUC involves two steady-state concentrations, online calculators can empirically estimate AUC and other pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters. In patients with potentially altered PK, such as… read more here.
Keywords: online calculator; vancomycin dosing; persons inject; inject drugs ... See more keywords
P11 Impact of opiate substitution therapy on hepatitis C treatment oucomes for persons who inject drugs at injecting equipment provision sites in the advance HCV trial
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DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-basl.22
Abstract: Background ADVANCE HCV participants are prescribed direct acting anti-viral (DAA) treatment (elbasvir/grazoprevir, ± sofosbuvir for 8/12 weeks) for Hepatitis C (HCV). Eligibility requires participants to be active (within prior 3 months) Persons Who Inject Drugs… read more here.
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Improving Harm Reduction Services: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Highly Marginalized Persons Who Inject Drugs in Montreal
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DOI: 10.1177/00220426221123269
Abstract: Harm reduction (HR) is an alternative to the moralization of drug use and a pragmatic public health approach aimed at minimizing harms associated with use. This study sought to gain the perspectives of persons who… read more here.
Keywords: persons inject; study; harm reduction; inject drugs ... See more keywords
Invasive Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs, Hong Kong, China, 2016–2019
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2802.210945
Abstract: During March 2016–January 2019, Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) infection developed in 13 persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Kowloon West Region, Hong Kong, China. Seven cases were infective spondylitis, 2 endocarditis, 2 septic arthritis, 1… read more here.
Keywords: cepacia complex; burkholderia cepacia; persons inject; inject drugs ... See more keywords