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Caring for people who inject drugs when they are admitted to hospital

Thomas D. Brothers, John F. Fraser, Duncan Webster

2021Canadian Medical Association Journal18 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The number of people who inject drugs in Canada increased from 130 000 in 2011 to 171 900 in 2016.[1][1] Reported hospital admissions for patients with injection-associated infective endocarditis in Ontario increased 5-fold from 34 in 1997 to 176 in 2014.[2][2] Clinicians should use a nonjudgmental

Topics & Concepts

Infective endocarditisMedicineEndocarditisEmergency medicineFamily medicineIntensive care medicineInternal medicineInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus