Sociodemographic disparities in antibiotic-resistant outpatient urine cultures in a Boston hospital, 2015-2020: a cross-sectional analysis.

Background: Antibiotic resistance in uropathogens has rapidly escalated over time, complicating treatment and increasing morbidity and mortality. Few studies have explored how the social determinants of health may be associated with patients' risks for acquiring antibiotic-resistant (AR) uropathogens.

Methods: We identified urine cultures collected from outpatients presenting to Tufts Medical Center Primary Care Practices between 2015 and 2020.

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.