Risk factors of infective endocarditis in persons who inject drugs

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
Subjects:
Injection drug use
Infective endocarditis
HIV
Hepatitis C
Opioid precedence
Opioid epidemic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00378-z

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