Figure 1.

Study population and frequency of relapses according to different treatment modalities in 344 hospitalizations among 216 IVDU*. IVDU = Intravenous drug users. n = Number of hospitalizations. ID = Infectious disease specialist. 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)