Journal article
Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID)
Abstract
Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local hospitals between 2013-2018 using consultation lists and hospital record searches. Included individuals injected drugs in the past six months and presented with infection. Charts were accessed …
Authors
Lim J; Pavalagantharajah S; Verschoor CP; Lentz E; Loeb M; Levine M; Smieja M; Mbuagbaw L; Kalina D; Tarride J-E
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 4,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0266663
ISSN
1932-6203