Simulated Cost-effectiveness and Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Addiction Care and Antibiotic Therapy Strategies for Patients With Injection Drug Use–Associated Infective Endocarditis
Adams JW, Savinkina A, Hudspeth JC, Gai MJ, Jawa R, Marks LR, Linas BP, Hill A, Flood J, Kimmel S, Barocas JA. Simulated Cost-effectiveness and Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Addiction Care and Antibiotic Therapy Strategies for Patients With Injection Drug Use–Associated Infective Endocarditis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220541. PMID: 35226078, PMCID: PMC8886538, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioOral antibiotic therapyInjection drug use-associated infective endocarditisUsual care strategyAntibiotic therapyOpioid drug useAntibiotic treatment strategiesAntibiotic strategiesCare servicesTreatment strategiesCare strategiesTreatment discontinuationClinical outcomesInfective endocarditisDrug use-associated infective endocarditisDrug useInpatient intravenous antibiotic therapyLong-term clinical outcomesHigher treatment completion rateIntravenous antibiotic therapyObservational cohort studyPercentage of patientsPostacute care facilityParenteral antimicrobial therapy