2024
Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases
Parchinski K, Neirinckx V, Frank C, Di Paola A, Tarfa A, Shenoi S, Vander WyK B, Roth P, Ghantous T, Wegman M, Strong M, Levin F, Brady K, Nunes E, Litwin A, Springer S. Missed Opportunities for Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation in Hospitalized Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae366. PMID: 39022389, PMCID: PMC11252843, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae366.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions
Taweh N, Schlossberg E, Frank C, Nijhawan A, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer SA. Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 96: 103283. PMID: 34020864, PMCID: PMC8568621, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile health unitOpioid use disorderHepatitis COUD preventionTreatment servicesInfectious diseasesHepatitis C virus (HCV) managementOpioid use disorder preventionCJ-involved individualsCriminal justice-involved individualsCJ systemHarm reduction servicesImproving HIVCare cascadePatient navigationJustice-involved individualsHealth unitsUse disordersHIVReduction servicesSubstance usePreventionDisorder preventionCommunity agenciesTreatment
2020
Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda
Springer SA, Barocas J, Wurcel A, Nijhawan A, Thakarar K, Lynfield R, Hurley H, Snowden J, Thornton A, del Rio C. Federal and State Action Needed to End the Infectious Complications of Illicit Drug Use in the United States: IDSA and HIVMA’s Advocacy Agenda. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: s230-s238. PMID: 32877568, PMCID: PMC7467230, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaCommunicable Disease ControlFederal GovernmentHealth PolicyHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHuman RightsHumansIllicit DrugsInfectious Disease MedicineIntersectoral CollaborationInvasive Fungal InfectionsOpioid EpidemicPatient AdvocacyPreventive Health ServicesPublic Health AdministrationSocieties, MedicalState GovernmentSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsIllicit drug useInfectious diseasesAddiction specialistsDrug useSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentHarm reduction toolHIV physiciansInfectious complicationsEvidence-based practiceHIV epidemicOpioid epidemicCare continuumAssociated InfectionsTreatment servicesDisorder treatmentOpioid crisisDiseaseIDSAReview programEpidemicFurther disseminationHuman rights-based responseAdvocacy agendaMorbidityIntegrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics
Springer SA, Merluzzi AP, del Rio C. Integrating Responses to the Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics. JAMA 2020, 324: 37-38. PMID: 32159771, PMCID: PMC7957328, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.2559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBuprenorphineCommunicable DiseasesCost ControlDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEpidemicsFinancial SupportHarm ReductionHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInformation DisseminationNarcotic AntagonistsNational Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine DivisionOpioid-Related DisordersPrior AuthorizationPrisonsProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesStereotypingTelemedicineUnited StatesUnited States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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