Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: Findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hope, Vivian ^a,b   Kimber, Jo ^b,c,d   Vickerman, Peter ^b   Hickman, Matthew ^c   Ncube, Fortune ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJECTION SITE INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG USERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 57849097070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-120     Document Type: Article

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