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Patients With Serious Injection Drug Use–Related Infections who Experience Patient-Directed Discharges on Oral Antibiotics Have High Rates of Antibiotic Adherence but Require Multidisciplinary Outpatient Support for Retention in Care

BACKGROUND: Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are frequently admitted for serious injection-related infections (SIRIs). Outcomes and adherence to oral antibiotics for PWID with patient-directed discharge (PDD) remain understudied. METHODS: We conducted a prospective multicenter bundled quality improve...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Sophia, Liang, Stephen Y, Schwarz, Evan S, Liss, David B, Winograd, Rachel P, Nolan, Nathanial S, Durkin, Michael J, Marks, Laura R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8801224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35106316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab633