Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs—A 5-Year Follow-up: “I’ve Seen the Needle and the Damage Done”
Long-term survival of PWID with IE is poor, and they are at increased risk of a new IE episode as compared with non-PWID with community-acquired IE. More efforts in the treatment of addiction are needed.
Authors
- Veli‐Jukka Anttila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7734-9241)
- Mika Halavaara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4752-0209)
- Asko Järvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1906-7665)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf057
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77
Funders
- OPEC Fund for International Development