Microbial Epidemiology of Infectious Endocarditis in the Intravenous Drug Abuse Population: A Retrospective Study

Abstract Introduction The microbial epidemiology differs between infective endocarditis (IE) patients with and without a history of injection drug use. We set out to determine the prevalence and microbial epidemiology of infective endocarditis in our region, the Southeastern USA, to determine if any...

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Main Authors: William C. Lorson, R. Eric Heidel, Mahmoud A. Shorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-019-0232-7