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Comparative 1-Year Outcomes of Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Persons With and Without Drug Use: An Observational Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Ayesha Appa,
Meredith Adamo,
Stephenie Le,
J. Lucian Davis,
Lisa G Winston,
Sarah B Doernberg,
Henry F. Chambers,
Marlene Martín,
Nancy Hills,
Phillip O. Coffin,
Vivek Jain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab367
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , observational study , confidence interval , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , population , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , environmental health , biology , bacteria , genetics
Persons who use drugs (PWUD) face substantial risk of Staphylococcus aureus infections. Limited data exist describing clinical and substance use characteristics of PWUD with invasive S. aureus infections or comparing treatment and mortality outcomes in PWUD vs non-PWUD. These are needed to inform optimal care for this marginalized population.

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