Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: Report from the Italian Registry of Infective Endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: Report from the Italian Registry of Infective Endocarditis

Intravenous drug use is a predisposing condition for infective endocarditis (IE). We report the clinical features of IE, taken from the Italian Registry of IE, in people who inject drugs (PWIDs). The registry prospectively collected epidemiological, clinical, in-hospital, and follow-up data on patie...

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Main Authors: Enrico Cecchi, Silvia Corcione, Tommaso Lupia, Ilaria De Benedetto, Nour Shbaklo, Fabio Chirillo, Antonella Moreo, Mauro Rinaldi, Pompilio Faggiano, Moreno Cecconi, Olivia Bargiacchi, Alessandro Cialfi, Stefano Del Ponte, Angelo Squeri, Oscar Gaddi, Maria Gabriella Carmina, Alessandro Lazzaro, Giovannino Ciccone, Anna Castiglione, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
PWID
HIV
endovascular infections
IVDU
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/14/4082

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