Alist. Rx = Prescribed treatment. * seen by an ID during a period of 5 years. Not included in study: -Patients who did not require antibiotic. -Former IVDU who had stopped using narcotics at least two years prior to their admittance to the hospital and were not participating in an opioid maintenance program p = 0.03 (Rx according to guidelines vs. others)<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in intravenous drug users, a retrospective analysis"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/42</p><p>BMC Infectious Diseases 2008;8():42-42.</p><p>Published online 3 Apr 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2323004.</p><p></p
