Long-term Risk of Serious Infections and Mortality Among Patients Surviving Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis.

Figgatt, Mary C; Rosen, David L; Chu, Vivian H; Wu, Li-Tzy; Schranz, Asher J · Clin Infect Dis · 2024

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Among a statewide cohort of 1874 patients surviving hospitalization for drug use-associated endocarditis during 2017-2020, the 3-year risk of death or future hospitalization was 38% (16% for death before later infection, 14% for recurrent endocarditis, 14% for soft tissue, 9% for bacteremia, 5% for bone/joint, and 4% for spinal infections).

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