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Community-Based Services for Hospitalized Patients With Serious Injection-Related Infections in Alabama: A Brief Report. Open Forum Infect Dis 2024 May;11(5):ofae231

Date

05/30/2024

Pubmed ID

38813257

Pubmed Central ID

PMC11134460

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofae231

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85194944647 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

Injection-related infections continue to rise, particularly in the South. People who inject drugs are increasingly utilizing hospital services for serious injection-related infections but may be discharged to areas without harm reduction services. We explored the availability and travel time to services for HIV and substance use in Alabama.

Author List

Gagnon KW, Bradford W, Bassler J, Nassel A, Kay ES, Jeziorski M, Prados M, McCleskey B, Kobie J, Eaton E

Author

Kelly W. Gagnon PhD Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin