"It's easier to take a pill than fix a problem:" qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in carceral settings.

Background: Widespread antibiotic prescribing contributes to globally emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Despite stewardship recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, there is a lack of literature identifying barriers and facilitators to antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in United States (U.S.

National HIV and HCV Screening Rates for Hospitalized People who Use Drugs Are Suboptimal and Heterogeneous Across 11 US Hospitals.

Background: To end the HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics, people who use drugs (PWUD) need more opportunities for testing. While inpatient hospitalizations are an essential opportunity to test people who use drugs (PWUD) for HIV and HCV, there is limited research on rates of inpatient testing for HIV and HCV among PWUD.

Methods: Eleven hospital sites were included in the study.

Racial differences in testing for infectious diseases: An analysis of jail intake data.

HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing for all people in jail is recommended by the CDC. In the community, there are barriers to HIV and HCV testing for minoritized people. We examined the relationship between race and infectious diseases (HIV, HCV, syphilis) testing in one Massachusetts jail, Middlesex House of Corrections (MHOC).

Establishing a baseline of antibiotic use in Massachusetts jails reveals heterogeneity in quantity of prescriptions and duration of therapy.

Optimizing antibiotic prescribing is a crucial element of the fight against antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic prescribing patterns in jails have not been studied. We established a baseline of antibiotic prescribing between Massachusetts jails.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV Testing in People Who Use Drugs Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Ending the HIV epidemic requires increased testing, diagnosis, and linkage to care. In the past 10 years, rates of HIV have increased among people with substance use disorder (SUD). HIV testing is recommended during hospitalization.

Area Deprivation Index and Magnitude of Scoliosis at Presentation to a Tertiary Referral Scoliosis Clinic in Massachusetts.

Background: There is growing interest in identifying predictors of large scoliosis curves at initial presentation, but few data to guide such preventive efforts. The association of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation with curve magnitude in this context has not been previously evaluated. The purpose of our study was to determine the correlation of socioeconomic deprivation with scoliosis curve magnitude at initial presentation.

A bipartite network approach to inferring interactions between environmental exposures and human diseases.

Environmental exposure is a key factor of understanding health and diseases. Beyond genetic propensities, many disorders are, in part, caused by human interaction with harmful substances in the water, the soil, or the air. Limited data is available on a disease or substance basis.