ArticleJournal of addiction medicine
High rates of abscesses and chronic wounds in community-recruited injection drug users and associated risk factors.
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- Injecting drug use and hepatitis C virus infection independently increase biomarkers of inflammatory disease risk which are incompletely restored by curative direct-acting antiviral therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Trends and correlates of abscess history among people who inject drugs in Massachusetts: A mixed methods exploration of experiences amidst a rapidly evolving drug supply.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- A community-based study of abscess self-treatment and barriers to medical care among people who inject drugs in the United States.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Pedicled Soleus Muscle Flap for Salvage Therapy of Chronic Limb-Threatening Tibial Osteomyelitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
- 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
- Correlates of injection-related wounds and skin infections amongst persons who inject drugs and use a syringe service programme: A single center study.International wound journal · 2021Article
- Intrawound injection of heroin as a drug delivery route among a cohort of people who inject drugs.Health science reports · 2021Article
- A two-component intervention to improve hand hygiene practices and promote alcohol-based hand rub use among people who inject drugs: a mixed-methods evaluation.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Predictors of skin and soft tissue infections among sample of rural residents who inject drugs.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
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- The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- Reducing injection intensity is associated with decreased risk for invasive bacterial infection among high-frequency injection drug users.Harm reduction journal · 2019Article
- Primary acquired spondylodiscitis shows a more severe course than spondylodiscitis following spine surgery: a single-center retrospective study of 159 cases.Neurosurgical review · 2018Article
- Physical pain is common and associated with nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who inject drugs.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesAbscesses and chronic wounds are common among injection drug users (IDUs) though chronic wounds have been understudied. We assessed the risk factors associated with both acute and chronic wounds within a community-based population of IDUs frequenting the Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program (BNEP).
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of BNEP clients aged 18 years or more who completed an in-person survey regarding active or prior wounds including abscesses (duration <8 weeks) and chronic wounds (duration ≥8 weeks), injection practices, and skin care. Factors associated with wounds were analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regressions.
resultsOf the 152 participants, 63.2% were men, 49.3% were white, 44.7% were African American, 34.9% had any type of current wound, 17.8% had an active abscess, and 19.7% had a current chronic wound. Abscesses were more common in women (odds ratio [OR], 2.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-5.97) and those reporting skin-popping (OR, 5.38; 95% CI, 1.85-15.67). In a multivariate model, risk factors for an abscess included injecting with a family member/partner (adjusted OR [AOR], 4.06; 95% CI, 0.99-16.58). In a multivariable analysis of current chronic wounds, cleaning skin with alcohol before injection was protective (AOR, 0.061; 95% CI, 0.0064-0.58).
conclusionsAbscesses and chronic wounds were prevalent among a sample of IDUs in Baltimore. Abscesses were associated with injection practices, and chronic wounds seemed linked to varying skin and tool cleaning practices. There is a pressing need for wound-related education and treatment efforts among IDUs who are at greatest risk for skin-related morbidity.
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