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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Zhang, Xinzhi ; Meltzer, Martin I. ; Peña, César A. ; Hopkins, Annette B. ; Wroth, Lane ; ... More +
Zhang, Xinzhi ; Meltzer, Martin I. ; Peña, César A. ; Hopkins, Annette B. ; Wroth, Lane ; Fix, Alan D. Less -
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To assess the economic impact of Lyme disease (LD), the most common vectorborne inflammatory disease in the United States, cost data were collected in 5 counties of the Maryland Eastern Shore from 1997 to 2000. Patients were divided into 5 diagnosis groups, clinically defined early-stage LD, clinically defined late-stage LD, suspected LD, tick bite, and other related complaints. From 1997 to 2000, the mean per patient direct medical cost of early-stage LD decreased from $1,609 to $464 (p<0.05), and the mean per patient direct medical cost of late-stage LD decreased from $4,240 to $1,380 (p<0.05). The expected median of all costs (direct medical cost, indirect medical cost, nonmedical cost, and productivity loss), aggregated across all diagnosis groups of patients, was approximately $281 per patient. These findings will help assess the economics of current and future prevention and control efforts.
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Aging Data Collection Health Care Costs Hospitalization Humans Lyme Disease Multivariate Analysis Questionnaires Time Factors
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):653-660.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Maryland
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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