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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of infective endocarditis cohort (N = 47)

From: Antibiotic therapy completion for injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis at a center with routine addiction medicine consultation: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

N

Percentage (%)

Age, median (IQR), y

37.0 (28.0–48.0)

 

Male sex

26

55.3

Race

 White

25

53.2

 African-American

13

27.7

 Declined/Not Available

9

19.1

 Housing instability

22

46.8

 AMA discharge within 1 year

14

29.8

Comorbidities

 Diabetes mellitus

4

8.5

 Known prior IE

7

14.9

 Prosthetic cardiac valve in situ

2

4.3

 HIV seropositive

2

4.3

 HCV seropositive

37

78.7

 Length of stay, median (IQR), d

17.0 (9.0–33.0)

 

 Duration of bacteremia, median (IQR), d

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

 

 Required ICU care

24

51.1

 Infectious diseases consultation

47

100

 Addiction medicine consultation

41

87.2

 Surgery during admission

9

19.1

 Cardiac valve replacement surgery during admission

5

10.6

Discharge destination

 Home

5

10.6

 Urban state hospital

19

40.4

 Suburban state hospital

2

4.3

 Other subacute facility

9

19.1

 Discharged AMA

8

17.0

 Died

4

8.5

  1. AMA, Against medical advice; HCV, Hepatitis C; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; ICU, Intensive care unit; IE, Infective endocarditis; IQR, Interquartile range