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The cost of a recalcitrant intravenous drug user with serial cases of endocarditis: Need for guidelines to improve the continuum of care

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: We report a case of an intravenous drug user (IVDU) patient who had 4 episodes of endocarditis within a 2-year time period in rural Georgia. The institutional cost was approximately $380,000. The lack of an established transitional care plan for IVDUs to outpatient care is a common phenomenon at institutions. Guidelines are essential to optimize the quality of care rendered to IVDUs with such infections, to assist providers in utilizing limited resources, and to limit the cost to the institutions.

Source: IDCases

DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.02.001

Authors: Claudia R. Libertin, Ulas M. Camsari, Walter C. Hellinger, Terry D. Schneekloth, Teresa A. Rummans

Institutions: Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mayo Clinic in Florida

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,370