2023
Inpatient Low-dose Transitions From Full Agonist Opioids Including Methadone Onto Long-acting Depot Buprenorphine: Case Series From a Multicenter Clinical Trial
Seval N, Nunez J, Roth P, Schade M, Strong M, Frank C, Litwin A, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Springer S. Inpatient Low-dose Transitions From Full Agonist Opioids Including Methadone Onto Long-acting Depot Buprenorphine: Case Series From a Multicenter Clinical Trial. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: e232-e239. PMID: 37579095, PMCID: PMC10368784, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderFull agonist opioidsAgonist opioidsHospital dischargeCase seriesSurgical interventionUse disordersCurrent opioid use disorderInfectious disease physiciansLow-dose strategyMulticenter clinical trialPotential surgical interventionLife-threatening infectionsCOMMIT trialComplex hospitalizationsDepot buprenorphineOpioid relapseUnderused medicationsOpioid withdrawalSublingual buprenorphineBuprenorphine dosesDisease physiciansConcurrent painClinical trialsConcurrent infection
2021
Chapter 10 Inpatient opioid use disorder treatment for the infectious disease physician
Seval N, Eaton E, Springer S. Chapter 10 Inpatient opioid use disorder treatment for the infectious disease physician. 2021, 189-221. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-68328-9.00010-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderInfectious disease physiciansDisease physiciansOpioid use disorder treatmentInitiation of medicationOpioid-related conditionsUse disorder treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsPatient-centered conceptsID consultationTreatment interruptionAcute painUse disordersOUD managementDisorder treatmentInfectionTreatmentPhysiciansCareMedicationsPainBuprenorphineNaltrexoneMethadoneDiagnosis
2019
Beyond Antibiotics: A Practical Guide for the Infectious Disease Physician to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in the Setting of Associated Infectious Diseases
Seval N, Eaton E, Springer SA. Beyond Antibiotics: A Practical Guide for the Infectious Disease Physician to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in the Setting of Associated Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 7: ofz539. PMID: 31993454, PMCID: PMC6979000, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderInfectious disease physiciansDisease physiciansUse disordersAssociated infectious diseasesInjection-related infectionsOpioid-related conditionsPatient-centered careUS opioid crisisEvidence-based managementID consultationAcute painHospital dischargeAntimicrobial regimensHospital admissionMedical contactOUD treatmentCommon causeUS FoodDrug AdministrationOpioid crisisInfectious diseasesUnplanned dischargePatientsInfectionInfectious Complications of Addiction: A Call for a New Subspecialty Within Infectious Diseases
Serota DP, Barocas JA, Springer SA. Infectious Complications of Addiction: A Call for a New Subspecialty Within Infectious Diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 968-972. PMID: 31420651, PMCID: PMC7319263, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersID physiciansHepatitis C virus infectionInfectious diseasesC virus infectionInfectious disease physiciansHuman immunodeficiency virusManagement of addictionComplex biopsychosocial factorsScope of practiceAddiction physiciansInfectious complicationsDisease physiciansImmunodeficiency virusInfectious consequencesVirus infectionClinical careUse disordersBiopsychosocial factorsHealth AdministrationInfectionSuccessful managementPhysiciansNew subspecialtyPotential role