TY - JOUR
T1 - Perspectives on the Use of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for People who Inject Drugs
T2 - Results From an Online Survey of Infectious Diseases Clinicians
AU - Solomon, Daniel A.
AU - Beieler, Alison M.
AU - Levy, Sera
AU - Eaton, Ellen F.
AU - Sikka, Monica K.
AU - Thornton, Alice
AU - Dhanireddy, Shireesha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Injection-related infections require prolonged antibiotic therapy. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been shown to be feasible for people who inject drugs (PWID) in some settings. We report a national survey on practice patterns and attitudes of infectious diseases clinicians in the United States regarding use of OPAT for PWID.
AB - Injection-related infections require prolonged antibiotic therapy. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been shown to be feasible for people who inject drugs (PWID) in some settings. We report a national survey on practice patterns and attitudes of infectious diseases clinicians in the United States regarding use of OPAT for PWID.
KW - OPAT
KW - PWID
KW - substance use disorder
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U2 - 10.1093/ofid/ofad372
DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofad372
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85168139414
SN - 2328-8957
VL - 10
JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
M1 - ofad372
ER -
