Disparities in United States hospitalizations for serious infections in patients with and without opioid use disorder: A nationwide observational study.
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are hospitalized for serious infections requiring prolonged intravenous antibiotics may face barriers to discharge, which could prolong hospital length of stay (LOS) and increase financial burden. We investigated differences...
Main Authors: | June-Ho Kim, Danielle R Fine, Lily Li, Simeon D Kimmel, Long H Ngo, Joji Suzuki, Christin N Price, Matthew V Ronan, Shoshana J Herzig |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003247 |
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