Prospective study of infective endocarditis among injection drug users

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1761-1766

  Wilson, Lucy E ^a   Thomas, David L ^a,b   Astemborski, Jacqueline ^b   Freedman, Terri L ^b   Vlahov, David ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037097669     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340827     Document Type: Article

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