Clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis among intravenous drug abusers in India

Clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis among intravenous drug abusers in India

Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is the most dreaded complication of intravenous drug abuse (IVDA). IVDA is present in significant proportions in India. Since there is scarcity of Indian data on IVDA associated IE, we report a study comparing IVDA to non IVDA associated IE. We compare diffe...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Goyal, Bishav Mohan, Pawan Kumar, Dinesh Gupta, Rohit Tandon, Sonaal Singla, Gurbhej Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Shibba Takkar Chhabra, Naved Aslam, Gurpreet S. Wander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Intra venous drug abuse
India
Microbiological characteristics
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483220302376

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