title: Acute infections in intravenous drug users.
authors.affiliation: James Cook University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lavender
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCarron
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Injecting drug users; anthrax; bacteraemia; botulism; endocarditis