Open AccessRepeat Infective Endocarditis in Persons Who Inject Drugs: “Take Another Little Piece of my Heart”*
Author(s) -
Glen Huang,
Erin Barnes,
James E. Peacock
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy304
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , injection drug use , intravenous drug , pediatrics , drug , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug injection , psychiatry , family medicine , viral disease
rIE is common among IDU-related IE and confers a high 1-year mortality rate. The microbiology of rIE is varied, with being less frequently isolated. More studies on modification of social and clinical risk factors are needed to prevent rIE.
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