Are there opportunities to reduce the risk of bacteraemias associated with injecting drug use within a local health district (LHD)?

Introduction: The increased risk of bacteraemia and associated serious complications culminating in poor morbidity and mortality outcomes among injecting drug users (IDU), is well known. Studies have indicated that infection prevention intervention strategies may reduce the risk of bacteraemias in the IDU population. With an estimated 1400 to 2400 IDU within the LHD, we sought to determine the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias...