Abstract This single-center retrospective study evaluated 218 patients with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis, 169 of whom received medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Initiation of MOUD was associated with a non-significant increase in completion of antibiotic treatment and a significant reduction in 30-day post-discharge mortality, but not 90-day mortality.
Losiewicz et al. (Fri,) studied this question.