intravenous drug use

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intravenous drug use

Intravenous drug abuse The habitual IV injection of drugs of abuse Epidemiology In the US ± 2.5 million–population ± 235 million have used IVDs Infections Pyogenic–eg, endocarditis, pneumonia, sepsis Common agents S pneumoniae, H influenzae, hepatitis–HBV, alcoholic, STD, TB

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The use of PrEP does not absolve high-risk individuals from observing safety in sex activity and IV drug use, the researchers noted.

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Another important complication due to IV drug use is that it potentiates vascular damage.

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Interviewees stated that injection drug use and HCV are inevitably linked, and that IV drug users will eventually contract HCV infections.

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Infected pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery is one of commonest vascular complication in IV drug addicts.

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We make a difference when we care for the patient with decades of IV drug abuse without reflecting a judgmental attitude.

Student Forum

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