Patients with infective endocarditis and history of injection drug use in a Swedish referral hospital during 10 years

Patients with infective endocarditis and history of injection drug use in a Swedish referral hospital during 10 years

Abstract Background Patients with injection drug use (IDU) have increased risk of developing infective endocarditis (IE). Previous studies have reported recurrent IE, increased duration of hospital stay, poor adherence and compliance as well as higher mortality and worse outcomes after surgery in th...

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Main Authors: Anna Damlin, Katarina Westling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Injection drug use
Echocardiography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05914-1

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