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. 2020 Mar;26(3):446–453. doi: 10.3201/eid2603.191408

Table 2. Prevalence of IDU-related diagnoses among patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, by IDU status, Tennessee, USA, 2015–2017*.

Diagnosis IDU, no. (%), n = 1,839 Non-IDU, no. (%), n = 5,807 p value Overall, no. (%), n = 7,646
Endocarditis 743 (40.4) 626 (10.8) <0.001 1,369 (17.9)
Hepatitis C 932 (50.7) 377 (6.5) <0.001 1,309 (17.1)
Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis 516 (28.1) 1,340 (23.1) <0.001 1,856 (24.3)
Skin/soft tissue infection 863 (46.9) 2,227 (38.4) <0.001 3,090 (40.4)

*IDU, injection drug use.