<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> susceptibilities from wounds of patients who use illicit fentanyl.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Develop a Staphylococcus aureus wound antibiogram among patients who use fentanyl (PWUF) presenting with acute S. aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Design

Retrospective, multisite cohort study.

Patients and setting

Individuals presenting to emergency departments or admitted to inpatient units of four Penn Medicine hospitals with an acute S. aureus SSTI and illicit fentanyl use within the previous year.

Methods

We described susceptibilities of S. aureus isolated from wound cultures among the PWUF cohort and compared these to the health system's wound antibiogram. We compared frequency of in-hospital medication treatment for opioid use disorder among patients who left the hospital p

SUBMITTER: Dickinson DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822584 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature