Abstract
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Vascular Disease among Drug Users, England
Highlights
To the Editor: The injecting of illicit drugs is associated with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and vascular disease [1,2,3]
We aimed to identify emerging trends in hospital admission for SSTIs and vascular disease arising from drug use and, where these may have occurred after injection of the femoral vein
We identified the primary diagnosis on admission and whether the admission was as an emergency
Summary
To the Editor: The injecting of illicit drugs is associated with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and vascular disease [1,2,3]. Drug-related conditions form a major part of the workload of some hospital emergency departments in the United Kingdom and elsewhere [1,2,3,6]. We aimed to identify emerging trends in hospital admission for SSTIs and vascular disease arising from drug use and, where these may have occurred after injection of the femoral vein.
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