Predictors of bacterial infections among HCV-negative injection drug users in Rhode Island

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Phillips, Kristina T ^a   Anderson, Bradley J ^b   Stein, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Hepatitis C (HCV); Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DRUG USE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ABSCESS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHODE ISLAND; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 39749176181     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990701877128     Document Type: Article

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