Risk Factors Associated with Pyogenic Spinal Infections among Intravenous Drug Users and Nonusers
Background Data. Spinal infections are major clinical problems with a substantial financial burden on healthcare systems. Recent increases in primary pyogenic spine infections can be attributed to the opioid epidemic and an aging and increasingly unhealthy population. Immunocompromise, diabetes, and...
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Main Authors: | Vivek K. Bilolikar, Brendan Gleason, Lee Kripke, Robert Merrill, Colin Whitaker, Jon Handal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9938159 |
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