Outcomes of Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment for Complicated S. aureus Bacteremia in People Who Inject Drugs.
John A WildenthalAndrew AtkinsonSophia LewisSena J SayoodNathanial S NolanNicolo L CabreraJonas MarschallMichael J DurkinLaura R MarksPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Discharge of PWID with partially treated complicated S. aureus bacteremias without oral antibiotics results in high rates of morbidity and should be avoided. For PWID hospitalized with complicated S. aureus bacteremias who have received at least 10 days of effective IV antibiotic therapy after clearance of bacteremia, transition to oral antibiotics with outpatient support represents a potential alternative if the patient does not desire SOC IV antibiotic therapy.