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SUBMITTER: Castro Rodriguez R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4385762 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castro Rodriguez Raul R Galera-Gelvez Katia K López Yescas Juan Guillermo JG Rueda-Gallardo Jorge A JA
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20150209 4
Dengue fever (DF) is an important health issue in Colombia, but detailed information on economic costs to the healthcare system is lacking. Using information from official databases (2010-2012) and a face-to-face survey of 1,483 households with DF and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients, we estimated the average cost per case. In 2010, the mean direct medical costs to the healthcare system per case of ambulatory DF, hospitalized DF, and DHF (in Colombian pesos converted to US dollars using t ...[more]