ArticleCurrent infectious disease reports2002
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Injection Drug Users.
Article in Current infectious disease reports, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Bacterial and fungal infections in persons who inject drugs.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Wounds and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in People Who Inject Drugs and the Utility of Syringe Service Programs in Their Management.Advances in wound care · 2021Article
- Increased risk of HIV and other drug-related harms associated with injecting in public places: national bio-behavioural survey of people who inject drugs.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
- Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report.BMC research notes · 2013Article
- Distributing foil from needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) to promote transitions from heroin injecting to chasing: an evaluation.Harm reduction journal · 2008Article
- Somatic health among heroin addicts before and during opioid maintenance treatment: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2008Article
- Prevalence and correlates of abscesses among a cohort of injection drug users.Harm reduction journal · 2005Article
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Abstract
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common among injection drug users (IDUs). Subcutaneous and intramuscular injection ("skin-popping") and the injection of "speedballs" (a mixture of heroin and cocaine) are important risk factors for SSTIs in this patient population. Female IDUs appear to be at greater risk of SSTIs than male IDUs, probably because of more difficult venous access. There are conflicting data regarding the impact of HIV and human T-cell lymphotrophic virus II infection on the risk of SSTIs in IDUs; however, an expanding body of evidence suggests that immunosuppressive effects of the drugs themselves may play a role. Most information regarding the microbiology of SSTIs in IDUs comes from data on skin and subcutaneous abscesses, where Staphylococcus aureus and organisms that originate from the oral flora predominate. Clonal outbreaks and uncommon infections including tetanus, wound botulism, and a sepsis/myonecrosis syndrome due to Clostridium species have been recently reported in IDUs.
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