Hepatitis A Hospitalization Costs, United States, 2017

The United States is in the midst of unprecedented person-to-person hepatitis A outbreaks. By using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data, we estimated the average costs per hepatitis A–related hospitalization in 2017. These estimates can guide investment in outbreak prevention efforts to sto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hofmeister, Megan G., Yin, Shaoman, Aslam, Maria V., Teshale, Eyasu H., Spradling, Philip R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310068
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191224
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Sumario:The United States is in the midst of unprecedented person-to-person hepatitis A outbreaks. By using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data, we estimated the average costs per hepatitis A–related hospitalization in 2017. These estimates can guide investment in outbreak prevention efforts to stop the spread of this vaccine-preventable disease.

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