Infective Endocarditis in Injection Drug Users
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Infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users, evaluation of clinical and para-clinical presentation
Introduction: 60 percent of hospitalization causes of intravenous drug users are infection, of which 5 to 15 percent of them due to endocorditis. Infective endocorditis is a common infection among intravenous drug users and can cause high mortality and morbidity. This study was conducted to evaluate clinical and para-clinical presentations of drug users. Methods: In a descriptive study we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.081