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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

The Impact of MOUD Initiation in Patients With Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis.

Seth Losiewicz, Bennett Collis, Sami El-Dalati, Evan Hall, Chloe Cao, Meredith Johnson, Takaaki Kobayashi, Bobbi Jo Stoner, Daniel Weaver

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Seth LosiewiczDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6134-4163
Bennett CollisUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Sami El-DalatiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2603-2951
Evan HallDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Chloe CaoDepartment of Internal Medicine, HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/HCA Florida Trinity, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8256-9353
Meredith JohnsonDepartment of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Takaaki KobayashiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-6859
Bobbi Jo StonerUniversity of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Daniel WeaverDivision of Hospital Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3638-7457

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This single-center retrospective study evaluated 218 patients with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis, 169 of whom received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Initiation of MOUD was associated with a nonsignificant increase in completion of antibiotic treatment and a significant reduction in 30-day postdischarge mortality, but not 90-day mortality.

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endocarditisinjection drug usemedications for opioid use disordermultidisciplinary teams

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PMID42182838
PMCPMC13197196

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