Attributable Patient Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Prospective Parallel Cohort Study in Two Public Teaching Hospitals in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attributable patient cost of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Ghana to provide empirical evidence to make a case for improved AMR preventive strategies in hospitals and the general population.

Methods

A prospective parallel cohort design in which participants were enrolled at the time of hospital admission and remained until 30 days after the diagnosis of bacteraemia or discharge from the hospital/death. Patients were matched on age group (± 5 years the age of AMR patients), treatment ward, sex, and bacteraemia type. The AMR cohort included all inpatients with a positive blood culture of Escherichia coli or Klebsiella spp., resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (3GC), or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (

SUBMITTER: Otieku E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature