Sixty-one percent of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) who received outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) failed treatment. Hospital readmission and adverse drug reactions occurred in 25%. By multivariate analysis, time since last IVDU was associated with failure ( = .04). Intravenous drug users requiring OPAT are at high risk for failure; additional studies are needed to explore alternatives.
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