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Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening bacterial infection of the heart valves that is associated with injection drug use.
A recent analysis found that health care providers missed opportunities to test 90% of such patients.
Opioid use disorder is fueling a rise in youth hepatitis C cases and a stabilization of a long decline in HIV among people who use drugs.
The opioid epidemic is principally responsible for a recent increase in infective endocarditis in the United States.
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