St. Louis School of Medicine: Oral Antibiotics Work, Shorten Hospital Stays for IV Drug Users With Infections
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 17 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release:
People who inject illicit drugs can develop potentially deadly infections of the heart, blood, joints and soft tissues. Typically, such infections require weeks of hospitalization to treat effectively. But a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that drug users who, while in the hospital, started IV antibiotics fo . . .
People who inject illicit drugs can develop potentially deadly infections of the heart, blood, joints and soft tissues. Typically, such infections require weeks of hospitalization to treat effectively. But a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that drug users who, while in the hospital, started IV antibiotics fo . . .