Lewer, D;
Harris, M;
Hope, V;
(2017)
Opiate Injection-Associated Skin, Soft Tissue, and Vascular Infections, England, UK, 1997-2016.
Emerging Infectious Disease
, 23
(8)
pp. 1400-1403.
10.3201/eid2308.170439.
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Abstract
In England, UK, hospital admissions caused by bacterial infections associated with opioid use have increased annually since 2012, after 9 years of decline, mirroring trends in overdose deaths. The increase occurred among persons of both sexes and in all age groups and suggests preventive measures need reviewing.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Opiate Injection-Associated Skin, Soft Tissue, and Vascular Infections, England, UK, 1997-2016 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2308.170439 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170439 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070985 |
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