High prevalence of iliofemoral venous thrombosis with severe groin infection among injecting drug users in North East Scotland: Successful use of low molecular weight heparin with antibiotics

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 899, 2000, Pages 561-565

  Mackenzie, A R ^a   Laing, R B S ^a   Douglas, J G ^a   Greaves, M ^a   Smith, C C ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groin abscess; Iliofemoral venous thrombosis; Intravenous drug abuse; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF INJECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GROIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033812515     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.899.561     Document Type: Article

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