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Disparity in Quality of Infectious Disease vs Addiction Care Among Patients With Injection Drug Use–Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Year: 2019

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: bacteremia (SAB) are well known, but it is unclear how they are implemented among patients with injection drug use-associated (IDU) SAB. Of 46 patients with IDU-SAB identified, all received high-quality SAB management; however, few received appropriate recognition or treatment of their underlying substance use disorder.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz289

Authors: David Phillip Serota, Emily D Niehaus, Marcos C Schechter, Jesse T Jacob, Jeb Jones, Susan M Ray, Colleen F Kelley, Russell R Kempker

Institutions: Emory University, Grady Health System

Language: English

Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053

Funders: Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Awards: G196810821, G2440855472, G687203789, J. NRSA Training Core

OpenAlex ID: W2949378472

FWCI: 3.943

Cites: 13

Cited by: 30

Related to: 10