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Table 1 Patient characteristics of 344 hospitalizations among 216 IVDU*

From: Appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in intravenous drug users, a retrospective analysis

   

%

Gender (male/female) (n = 344)

  

67/33

Participation in opioid maintenance program (information available in n = 270)

   

   In a program = 253

  

93.7

   No program = 17

  

6.3

  

median

(range)

Age (years)

(n = 344)

38

(18–58)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

(n = 212)

20.9

(14–40)

Temperature at admission (°C)

(n = 328)

38.6

(35.3–42)

C-reactive protein at admission (mg/l)

(n = 342)

121.5

(0.7–514)

White blood cell count (× 109/l)

(n = 342)

10.9

(0.1–80.4)

Length of hospital stay (days)

(n = 344)

17

(1–125)

  1. * seen by an ID during a period of 5 years.
  2. †Data on opioid substitution program participation, body mass index, temperature, white cell count, and C-reactive protein was not available for all patients.
  3. IVDU = Intravenous drug user.
  4. n = Total number of hospitalizations for which specific data was available. (Total number of hospitalizations in this study = 344.).
  5. ID = Infectious disease specialist
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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