Opioid agonist treatment and risk of death or rehospitalization following injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia.
Thomas D BrothersDan LewerNicola R JonesSamantha Colledge-FrisbyMichael FarrellMatthew HickmanDuncan WebsterAndrew C HaywardLouisa DegenhardtPublished in: PLoS medicine (2022)
Following hospitalizations with injection drug use-associated bacterial and fungal infections, use of OAT is associated with lower risks of death and recurrent injecting-related infections among people with opioid use disorder.