Open AccessRecurrent Endocarditis in Persons Who Inject Drugs
Author(s) -
Laura Rodger,
Meera Shah,
Esfandiar Shojaei,
Seyed Ali Reza Hosseini,
Sharon Koivu,
Michael Silverman
Publication year - 2019
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/ofz396
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , odds ratio , infective endocarditis , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery
PWID have a high risk of recurrent endocarditis, particularly in patients who abuse PICC lines. Fungal endocarditis is more common in second-episode endocarditis and is associated with increased mortality. Consideration of empiric antifungal therapy in PWID with IE history and suspected IE should be considered.
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