2018
Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Medically Enhanced Residential Treatment (MERT) Model Integrating Intravenous Antibiotics and Residential Addiction Treatment
Englander H, Wilson T, Collins D, Phoutrides E, Weimer M, Korthuis PT, Calcagni J, Nicolaidis C. Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Medically Enhanced Residential Treatment (MERT) Model Integrating Intravenous Antibiotics and Residential Addiction Treatment. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2018, 39: 225-232. PMID: 29595367, PMCID: PMC6519053, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1452326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersIntravenous antibioticsLong-term intravenous antibioticsSkilled nursing facility admissionsAddiction medicine serviceIntravenous antibiotic coursesNursing facility admissionsResidential SUD treatment facilityResidential treatmentPhysical health needsResidential SUD treatmentSUD treatment facilitiesResidential addiction treatmentAntibiotic coursesResidential treatment modelMixed-methods evaluationChart reviewUntreated painFacility admissionPICC linesSevere infectionsSUD careSUD treatmentMedicine serviceUse disorders
2017
Treating the Symptom but Not the Underlying Disease in Infective Endocarditis: A Teachable Moment
Serota DP, Kraft CS, Weimer MB. Treating the Symptom but Not the Underlying Disease in Infective Endocarditis: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1026-1027. PMID: 28505250, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1489.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAnti-Bacterial AgentsEndocarditisEnterococcus faecalisGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansIntracranial EmbolismLost to Follow-UpMaleMitral ValveMitral Valve InsufficiencyOpioid-Related DisordersPatient CompliancePatient ReadmissionProsthesis-Related InfectionsRetreatmentShock, SepticStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusSubstance Abuse, IntravenousYoung Adult