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‘Care and Prevent’: rationale for investigating skin and soft tissue infections and AA amyloidosis among people who inject drugs in London

BACKGROUND: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID). International data indicate up to one third of PWID have experienced an SSTI within the past month. Complications include sepsis, endocarditis and amyloid A (AA) a...

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Autores principales: Harris, M., Brathwaite, R., McGowan, Catherine R., Ciccarone, D., Gilchrist, G., McCusker, M., O’Brien, K., Dunn, J., Scott, J., Hope, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29739408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0233-y