Rethinking Inpatient IV Default for PWID With Serious Injection-Related Infections

By Gina ShawPatient-directed discharge without an oral antibiotic doubles 90-day readmission risk among people who inject drugs (PWID) with serious injection-related infections, Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told attendees at the newly combined Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases and Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists 2026 meeting, in Orlando, Florida.figure { display:inline-block; margin