Cargando…

Increasing incidence of IV‐drug use associated endocarditis in southern West Virginia and potential economic impact

BACKGROUND: The opioid crisis has disproportionally affected Appalachia. One of the potentially lethal and costly complications associated with IV drug use is infective endocarditis (IE). The goal of this study was to assess the trend and costs of substance abuse associated IE admissions in Southern...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bates, Mark C., Annie, Frank, Jha, Ayan, Kerns, Fred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30802984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.23162