Cost of managing meningitis and encephalitis among infants and children in the United States

Cost of managing meningitis and encephalitis among infants and children in the United States

A retrospective cohort study design was used to assess the use and costs of diagnostic tests, medication, and total hospitalization costs for pediatric patients with suspected meningitis/encephalitis who received a lumbar puncture (LP) procedure. Related costs were calculated by timing of LP perform...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2019-04, Vol.93 (4), p.349-354
Hauptverfasser: Balada-Llasat, Joan M, Rosenthal, Ning, Hasbun, Rodrigo, Zimmer, Louise, Bozzette, Samuel, Duff, Steven, Chung, Jessica, Ginocchio, Christine C.
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Cost
Diagnosis
Encephalitis
Encephalitis - diagnosis
Encephalitis - economics
Encephalitis - therapy
Female
Health Care Costs
Hospitalization - economics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis - diagnosis
Meningitis - economics
Meningitis - therapy
Retrospective Studies
United States
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Zusammenfassung:A retrospective cohort study design was used to assess the use and costs of diagnostic tests, medication, and total hospitalization costs for pediatric patients with suspected meningitis/encephalitis who received a lumbar puncture (LP) procedure. Related costs were calculated by timing of LP performed and infectious etiology for infants (
ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.10.012