1634. A 9-Point Risk Assessment for Patients Who Inject Drugs Requiring Intravenous Antibiotics May Allow Health Systems to Focus Inpatient Resources on Those at Greatest Risk of Ongoing Drug Use

BACKGROUND: We implemented an Intravenous Antibiotics and Addiction Team (IVAT) intervention to identify hospitalized persons with a history of injection drug use (IDU) that are safe for discharge with IV antibiotics based on a 9-point risk assessment. IVAT has been shown to reduce average length of...

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Autores principales: Eaton, Ellen, Mathews, Ronald, Lane, Peter S, Paddock, Cayce S, Rodriguez, J Martin, Taylor, Benjamin B, Saag, Michael, Kilgore, Meredith, Lee, Rachael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252732/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.104

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