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Table 3 Frequency of hospitalizations for a cutaneous injection-related infection or related infectious complication*.

From: Determinants of hospitalization for a cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users: a cohort study

 

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

Five plus times

Total

1cellulitis

19

7

3

0

2

59

2abscess

10

5

2

0

0

26

3osteomyelitis

5

2

2

0

3

39

4staph.infection

10

2

0

3

2

42

5endocarditis

11

0

1

0

1

24

6septic arthritis

6

3

0

0

0

12

7ulcer

1

0

1

0

1

6

8thrombophlebitis

1

0

1

0

0

4

9myositis

3

0

1

0

0

4

  1. *According to ICD 10 codes. Diseases listed from 1 to 9. ICD 10 codes categorized into 9 diseases and listed from 1 to 9. Data relates to number of times an individual developed a disease, irrespective of whether event was coded as primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, or quinary.