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Table 2 Participant drug-use characteristics (N = 15)

From: Severe bacterial infections in people who inject drugs: the role of injection-related tissue damage

 

Mean (SD)

N

%

Range

Age at first drug injection, years

25.8 (7.1)

15

–

18–43

Injection drug use, years

12.9 (9.1)

15

–

1–31

Number of days injected in 30 days prior to admission

26.3 (8.5)

15

–

2–30

Number of injections per day in 30 days prior to admission

11.0 (8.3)

15

–

4–30

Drugs injected in 30 days prior to admission

 

 Heroin

–

12

80

–

 Fentanyl

–

4

27

–

 Cocaine

–

9

60

–

 Crack cocaine

–

1

7

–

 Methamphetamine

–

2

13

–