ArticlePloS one2015
A Cost Analysis of Hospitalizations for Infections Related to Injection Drug Use at a County Safety-Net Hospital in Miami, Florida.
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Partial Oral Antimicrobial Versus Intravenous Antimicrobial Therapy to Treat Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Validity of International Classification of Diseases codes in identifying illicit drug use target conditions using medical record data as a reference standard: A systematic review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Pooled it
- Long term surgical outcomes for infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Drug Use and Postoperative Mortality Following Valve Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019Pooled it
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- Ethical Management of Challenging Behaviors in Hospitalized People Who Use Drugs.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025Article
- Injection-Related Infections and Self-treatment Practices Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Risk factors for endogenous endophthalmitis in infectious endocarditis patients.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Percutaneous Thrombovegectomy as an Alternative to Surgery for Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2024Article
- Assessment of harm reduction receipt and infectious diseases outcomes in United States Veterans with opioid use disorder and history of injection drug use.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
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- Trends and correlates of abscess history among people who inject drugs in Massachusetts: A mixed methods exploration of experiences amidst a rapidly evolving drug supply.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Substance Use Disorder Program Availability in Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals in the US.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Patterns of Infectious Disease Associated With Injection Drug Use in Massachusetts.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2023Article
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- The association between buprenorphine treatment duration and mortality: a multi-site cohort study of people who discontinued treatment.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfections related to injection drug use are common. Harm reduction strategies such as syringe exchange programs and skin care clinics aim to prevent these infections in injection drug users (IDUs). Syringe exchange programs are currently prohibited by law in Florida. The goal of this study was to estimate the mortality and cost of injection drug use-related bacterial infections over a 12-month period to the county safety-net hospital in Miami, Florida. Additionally, the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus among this cohort of hospitalized IDUs was estimated. METHODS AND
findingsIDUs discharged from Jackson Memorial Hospital were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes for illicit drug abuse and endocarditis, bacteremia or sepsis, osteomyelitis and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 349 IDUs were identified for chart abstraction and 92% were either uninsured or had publicly funded insurance. SSTIs, the most common infection, were reported in 64% of IDUs. HIV seroprevalence was 17%. Seventeen patients (4.9%) died during their hospitalization. The total cost for treatment for injection drug use-related infections to Jackson Memorial Hospital over the 12-month period was $11.4 million.
conclusionsInjection drug use-related bacterial infections represent a significant morbidity for IDUs in Miami-Dade County and a substantial financial cost to the county hospital. Strategies aimed at reducing risk of infections associated with injection drug use could decrease morbidity and the cost associated with these common, yet preventable infections.
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