Reducing injection intensity is associated with decreased risk for invasive bacterial infection among high-frequency injection drug users

Volume: 16, Issue: 1
Published: Jun 17, 2019
Abstract
Bacterial infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for persons who inject drugs (PWID). Injection cessation may help abrogate such infections, but maintaining complete cessation is challenging. Limited data exists on the role of reduced injection intensity on invasive bacterial infection risk. We sought to evaluate decreased risk for bacterial infections following cessation and substantive reduction in the injection...
Paper Details
Title
Reducing injection intensity is associated with decreased risk for invasive bacterial infection among high-frequency injection drug users
Published Date
Jun 17, 2019
Volume
16
Issue
1
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