The Clinical and Financial Burden of Spinal Infections in People who Inject Drugs.
Roshan Arjun AnandaLucy O AttwoodReece LancasterDavid JackaTanya JhoomunAndrew DanksIan J WoolleyPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2021)
Spinal infections in PWID are an underreported serious medical complication of IDU. Though mortality is low, there is significant morbidity with prolonged admissions, large antimicrobial requirements and surgical interventions generating a substantial cost to the health system. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.