Epidemiology of acute infections in people who inject drugs in Australia.
Lucy O AttwoodDaniel O'KeefePeter HiggsOlga VujovicJoseph S DoyleAndrew J StewardsonPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
Acute infections in people who inject drugs in Australia represent a significant burden to both patients and health-care systems. Flexible health-care models, such as low-threshold wound clinics, would help directly target, and address early interventions, for these infections.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- drug induced
- risk factors
- aortic dissection
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported outcomes
- health information
- patient reported
- mechanical ventilation