The Impact of Neurocysticercosis in California: A Review of Hospitalized Cases

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• Alternative Title:
  PLoS Negl Trop Dis
• Personal Author:
  Croker, Curtis ; Redelings, Matthew ; Reporter, Roshan ; Sorvillo, Frank ; Mascola, Laurene ; Wilkins, Patricia
• Description:
  To assess the burden of neurocysticercosis (NCC) in California we examined statewide hospital discharge data for 2009. There were 304 cases hospitalized with NCC identified (incidence = 0.8 per 100,000). Cases were mostly Latino (84.9%), slightly more likely to be male than female (men 57.6%, women 42.4%) with an average age of 43.5 years. A majority of cases were hospitalized in Southern California (72.1%) and many were hospitalized in Los Angeles County (44.7%). Men were more likely than women to have severe disease including hydrocephalus (29.7% vs. 18.6%, p = 0.027), resulting in longer hospitalizations (>4 days, 48.0% vs. 32.6%, p = 0.007) that were more costly (charge>$40 thousand men = 46.9% vs. woman = 4.1%, p = 0.026). Six deaths were recorded (2.0%). The total of NCC-related hospital charges exceeded $17 million; estimated hospital costs exceeded $5 million. Neurocysticercosis causes appreciable disease and exacts a considerable economic burden in California.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Female Health Care Costs Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Neurocysticercosis Research Article Risk Factors Young Adult

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• Source:
  PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(1).
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6743cf398de4d34c45c818f8d2b7e09053d99d39596dc8104ecaaa80abcbc1d1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8113/cdc_8113_DS1.pdf
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