Table 2.
Infectious disease diagnoses and co-morbidities in 344 hospitalizations among 216 IVDU*
| n (%) | |
| Types of infectious disease diagnoses†: | |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | 129 (37.5) |
| Pneumonia | 75 (21.8) |
| Endocarditis | 54 (15.7) |
| Bone and joint infections | 50 (14.5) |
| Septic thrombosis | 36 (10.5) |
| Primary sepsis without focus | 26 (7.6) |
| Various infections | 75 (21.8) |
| Number of simultaneous infections: | |
| one infection | 258 (75.0) |
| two infections | 70 (20.3) |
| three or more infections | 16 (4.7) |
| Number of hospitalizations where surgical intervention was required | 110 (32.0) |
| Comorbidities†: | |
| Major psychiatric disease | 52 (15.1) |
| Alcohol addiction | 55 (16.0) |
| Nicotin addiction | 265 (77.0) |
| HIV infection | 120 (34.9) |
| Chronic hepatitis B | 47 (13.7) |
| Hepatitis C | 268 (77.9) |
| Anemia | 157 (45.5) |
| Deep venous thrombosis (non-septic) | 23 (6.7) |
IVDU = Intravenous drug users.
* seen by an ID during a period of 5 years.
† 447 diagnoses among 344 hospital episodes. During one hospital episode more than one diagnosis and comorbidity can be documented