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Article de Périodique
Current concepts: Bacterial infections in drug users (2005)
Auteur(s) :
GORDON, R. J. ;
LOWY F. D.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
1945-1954
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Note de contenu :
Epidemiology.
Pathogenesis: The Role of Commensal Flora; Bacterial Transmission through Sharing of Drug Paraphernalia; Transmission through Drugs or Drug Adulterants; Drug Preparation.
Host Susceptibility.
Clinical Features: Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections; Musculoskeletal Infections; Endovascular Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Miscellaneous Infections.
Prevention.
Treatment.
Pathogenesis: The Role of Commensal Flora; Bacterial Transmission through Sharing of Drug Paraphernalia; Transmission through Drugs or Drug Adulterants; Drug Preparation.
Host Susceptibility.
Clinical Features: Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections; Musculoskeletal Infections; Endovascular Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Miscellaneous Infections.
Prevention.
Treatment.
Résumé :
Illicit drug use is a worldwide health problem. Annually, Approximately 5 percent of the global population, or 200 million people, use illicit drugs. In a U.S. survey, 19.5 million people 12 years of age or older, or 8.2 percent of the population, had used an illicit drug in the prior month. Injection is one of the most harmful routes of administration. There are an estimated 13 million injection-drug users worldwide, 78 percent of whom live in developing nations.
Affiliation :
Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA