Risk factors of infective endocarditis in persons who inject drugs

Abstract Background The rising incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) among people who inject drugs (PWID) has been a major concern across North America. The coincident rise in IE and change of drug preference to hydromorphone controlled-release (CR) among our PWID population in London, Ontario in...

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Main Authors: Meera Shah, Ryan Wong, Laura Ball, Klajdi Puka, Charlie Tan, Esfandiar Shojaei, Sharon Koivu, Michael Silverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00378-z