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Disparities in United States hospitalizations for serious infections in patients with and without opioid use disorder: A nationwide observational study

BACKGROUND: Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are hospitalized for serious infections requiring prolonged intravenous antibiotics may face barriers to discharge, which could prolong hospital length of stay (LOS) and increase financial burden. We investigated differences in LOS, discharge d...

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Autores principales: Kim, June-Ho, Fine, Danielle R., Li, Lily, Kimmel, Simeon D., Ngo, Long H., Suzuki, Joji, Price, Christin N., Ronan, Matthew V., Herzig, Shoshana J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7413412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32764761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003247