The epidemiology of cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users at a supervised injection facility

Background: To date, there is limited understanding of the epidemiology of cutaneous injection-related infections (CIRI), including abscesses and cellulitis, among persons who inject drugs (IDU). The objectives of this thesis were to: describe the microbiology of wounds among IDU; examine the corr...

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Main Author: Lloyd-Smith, Elisa
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13391