Injection site abscesses in intravenous drug users: Frequency of associated complications related to localisation;Spritzenabszesse bei intravenös drogenabhängigen: Häufigkeit assoziierter komplikationen in abhängigkeit der lokalisation

Chirurg

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1053-1057

  Pfefferkorn, U ^a   Viehl, C T ^a   Bassetti, S ^a   Wolff, T ^a   Oertli, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complication; Hospital stay; Intravenous drug abuse; Skin infection; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 27844612409     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-005-1042-x     Document Type: Review

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