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The extent of injection site infection in injecting drug users: findings from a national surveillance study.
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SUMMARY: Injection site infections in injecting drug users (IDUs) are associated with serious morbidity and healthcare costs. Factors associated with symptoms of these were examined through annual (2006–2008) unlinked-anonymous survey of IDUs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Overall 36% (1863/5209) self-reported having a symptom with no trend over time (35% 2006, 37% 2007, 34% 2008). Symptoms were less common in the North East of England; increased with years injecting; and were higher in women, those recently homeless, those recently using a needle exchange, and those injecting both opiates and stimulants. Of those injecting during the previous 4 weeks (n=3733) symptoms were associated with: injecting daily; injecting ⩾10 times a day; injecting into hands, groin, or legs; sharing filters; and reusing water to flush syringes. Symptoms of injection site infections are common in IDUs. Better-targeted preventive interventions are needed, and continued surveillance should assist with assessing the impact of new initiatives.
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“Vaso-constricting drugs, such as cocaine, injected either alone or in combination with heroin (i.e. speedballing) may induce vasospasm and thrombosis, leading to tissue necrosis (Ebright & Pieper, 2002; Hope et al., 2010; Murphy et al., 2001; Phillips & Stein, 2010; Spijkerman et al., 1996).”
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“Prior studies have suggested that women are at increased risk for developing abscesses (Ebright & Pieper, 2002; Fink, Lindsay, Slymen, Kral, & Bluthenthal, 2013; Hope, Marongiu, Parry, & Ncube, 2010; Lloyd-Smith et al., 2005; Lloyd-Smith et al., 2008; Spijkerman, van Ameijden, Mientjes, Coutinho, & van den Hoek, 1996)”
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- HOPE, V. D., MARONGIU, A., PARRY, J. V., & NCUBE, F.
- Venue
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2010-02-18
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- 138
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1510-1518
- ISSN
- 0950-2688
- 1469-4409
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 11
- Language
- en
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