Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Intravenous Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis in New Brunswick

Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Intravenous Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis in New Brunswick

Background: Within the context of Canada’s opioid crisis, medical complications associated with intravenous drug use (IVDU) are increasing. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious complication of IVDU, and understanding the characteristics of these patients could aid health systems, clinicians, and...

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Main Authors: Kimiko Mosseler, BScN, Stefanie Materniak, BA, MSc, CCRP, Thomas D. Brothers, MD, Duncan Webster, MA, MD, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20300615

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