Publications by authors named "Yasmina Yared"
Background: Our aim was to examine whether the length of stay, hospital charges and in-hospital mortality attributable to healthcare- and community-associated infections due to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria were higher compared with those due to susceptible bacteria in the Lebanese healthcare settings using different methodology of analysis from the payer perspective .
Methods: We performed a multi-centre prospective cohort study in ten hospitals across Lebanon. The sample size consisted of 1289 patients with documented healthcare-associated infection (HAI) or community-associated infection (CAI).
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the increasing occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to antibiotic-resistant E. coli, which poses significant public health and economic challenges.
- It compares hospitalized patients with UTIs caused by resistant E. coli to those with susceptible strains, finding that resistant cases lead to higher hospitalization costs and longer stays.
- The findings suggest that addressing antibiotic resistance could alleviate financial burdens and highlight the need for national plans to tackle this growing issue.
Objectives: The rising incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) attributable to Escherichia coli resistant isolates is becoming a serious public health concern. Although global rates of infection vary considerably by region, the growing prevalence of this uropathogen has been associated with a high economic burden and health strain. This study aims: (1) to estimate the differences in clinical and economic outcomes between 2 groups of adult hospitalized patients with UTIs from E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We evaluated the effect of chronic use of statins based on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study over 12 months at a teaching hospital in Lebanon comparing patients with CAP taking chronic statins with patients not taking statins. Included patients with CAP were older than age 18 years and had two CRP level measures during hospitalization.