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

Evans OtiekuAma Pokuaa FennyAppiah-Korang LabiAlex Owusu OforiJoergen Anders Lindholm KurtzhalsUlrika Enemark

Published in: PharmacoEconomics - open (2023)

We have shown that AMR is associated with a significant excess LOS and patient costs in Ghana using prospective data from two public tertiary hospitals. This calls for infection prevention and control strategies aimed at mitigating the prevalence of AMR.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
healthcare
case report
mental health
risk factors
emergency department
medical students