Investigating an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a tertiary healthcare centre in lebanon using next-generation sequencing.

The frequent occurrence of Acinetobacter baumannii in hospital settings and the elevated rate of antimicrobial resistance in this pathogen represent a serious clinical and public health threat worldwide, and particularly in Lebanon where outbreak surveillance and control are still insufficient. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a fast and reliable tool to study outbreaks at the molecular level and obtain actionable knowledge, leading to better control measures. A total of 59 A.

Epidemiology and microbiology of catheter-associated urinary tract infections: A 14-year surveillance study at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common device-associated healthcare-acquired infections and pose a significant burden on patients and healthcare systems worldwide. However, there is a paucity of data on CAUTI epidemiology and microbiology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Lebanon.

Methods: This 14-year retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

The experience of an antimicrobial stewardship program and antibiotic consumption and resistance trends during the COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary care center in Beirut.

Background: Antimicrobial Resistance, a global concern, worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a surge of critically ill patients, increased antimicrobial consumption, and the spread of infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP) aim to optimize antimicrobial utilization to fight resistance. We aim to describe the ASP experience and to study antimicrobial consumption and MDRO rates among COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care center in Beirut.

Blood Stream Infections in COVID-19 Patients From a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: Causative Pathogens and Rates of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms.

Objective: To report the microbiological profile of the pathogens implicated in blood stream infections (BSI) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and to examine the risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) causing BSI.

Patients And Methods: Between March 2020 and September 2021, 1647 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 at the American University of Beirut. From 85 patients, 299 positive blood cultures were reported to the Infection Control and Prevention Program.

COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers: The Experience of a Tertiary Care Center With the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Little has been published on predictors of prolonged sick leaves during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the rate of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers (HCWs) and to identify the predictors of longer sick leave days.

Methods: We identified predictors of longer sick leave using linear regression analysis in a cross-sectional study design.

Challenges of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Lebanon in the midst of the economic collapse.

Lebanon, one of the smallest countries in the Middle East, has held for decades a reputation for being the premier medical hub for patients from the Arab world as well as neighboring countries and for offering world-class treatment and advanced medical services. However, this once world-renowned healthcare sector is now facing a risk of imminent collapse as overlapping crises have struck the country since October 2019. In this article, we describe the concomitant political, economic, and financial challenges that Lebanon is facing, which have strained the national healthcare system and have undermined its ability to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

COVID-19 and : A Case-Control Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon.

Many healthcare centers around the world have reported the surge of Candida auris (C. auris) outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This is a retrospective study conducted at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) between 1 October 2020 and 15 June 2021, to identify risk factors for acquiring C.