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. 2021 May 29;8(6):ofab285.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab285. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Evaluation of Bundled Interventions for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Experiencing Homelessness Receiving Extended Antibiotics for Severe Infection

Alison M Beieler  1 , Jared W Klein  1   2 , Elenore Bhatraju  1   2 , Matthew Iles-Shih  1   3 , Leslie Enzian  1   2   4 , Shireesha Dhanireddy  1   5
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Evaluation of Bundled Interventions for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Experiencing Homelessness Receiving Extended Antibiotics for Severe Infection

Alison M Beieler et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Hospitalizations for serious infections in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) experiencing homelessness are common. Patients receiving 4 interventions (infectious disease consultation, addiction consultation, case management, and medications for OUD [MOUD]) had higher odds of clinical cure (unadjusted odds ratio [OR], 3.15; P = .03; adjusted OR, 3.03; P = .049) and successful retention in addiction care at 30 days (unadjusted OR, 5.46; P = .01; adjusted OR, 6.36; P = .003).

Keywords: MOUD; OPAT; addiction; homelessness; medical respite; opioid use disorder.

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