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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9938159
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