Three hundred and two intravenous drug addicts (IVDA) from five towns in Northeastern Italy were studied. Of the males, 37/249 (14.8%) were homosexuals and of the females, 29/53 (54.7%) were prostitutes; I18 (39.0%) were alcoholics. AST levels were abnormal in 31.876, ALT in45.7%, GTP in 36.4%, and
Infective Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users from Italy: the Increasing Importance in HIV-infected Patients
โ Scribed by F. G. De Rosa; S. Cicalini; F. Canta; S. Audagnotto; E. Cecchi; G. Di Perri
- Book ID
- 107705491
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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