Connolly, S and O'Connor, G and Mallon, P (2013) Acute infections in current and past in injecting drug users presenting to an inner-city emergency department. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 182, (Suppl 11), S491-S492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-013-1039-2.
Injecting drug use (IDU) brings its own host of acute infection risks. The PRESIDNT (Prospective Epidemiological Study in Injecting Drugs Users in North Dublin) is a prospective cohort study that records Emergency Department attendances to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital by those with any history of IDU. The cohort’s records were interrogated to describe acute infections in both active and past injecting drug users. Details of attendees, including basic demographics, acute diagnoses, drug use and comorbid medical conditions were recorded. The nature of acute infective diagnoses and the associated microbiology was also described...
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G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease > Bacterial disease / infection
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Type of care > Emergency care
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Hospital
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland > Dublin
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