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7964576

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
The association of increased severity of infectious diseases and recreational drug abuse can be traced to the last century with the finding that alcoholics often suffered more severely from bacterial pneumonia than nonalcoholics. More recently there have been numerous associations with use of opiate and other psychogenic drugs and increased incidence and severity of a variety of infectious diseases including the human immunodeficiency virus and development of AIDS. In fact, the AIDS epidemic has heightened awareness of the importance of abused drugs as cofactors in disease precipitation and severity. Evidence is examined for the role of opiates, marijuana, and alcohol as substances that promote infectious diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0015-4148
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
485-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Drugs of abuse and infectious diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review