Buprenorphine diversion: a possible reason for increased incidence of infective endocarditis among injection drug users? The Singapore experience

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15;46(6):953-5; author reply 955-6. doi: 10.1086/528869.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Buprenorphine / administration & dosage*
  • Buprenorphine / adverse effects
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcotics / administration & dosage*
  • Narcotics / adverse effects
  • Singapore / epidemiology
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • Buprenorphine