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155. Infective Endocarditis and Cardiac Valve Surgery During the Opioid Epidemic in North Carolina, 2007 to 2017
BACKGROUND: Infective endocarditis (IE) associated with drug use (DA-IE) is rising nationally. North Carolina (NC), a state hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, saw an over 12-fold increase in DA-IE from 2010 to 2015. Concerns about surgery exist due to the risk of ongoing drug use and reinfection after...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252661/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.025 |