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SUBMITTER: Hantrakun V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4553702 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hantrakun Viriya V Chierakul Wirongrong W Chetchotisakd Ploenchan P Anunnatsiri Siriluck S Currie Bart J BJ Peacock Sharon J SJ Day Nicholas P J NP Cheah Phaik Yeong PY Limmathurotsakul Direk D Lubell Yoel Y
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 20150513 6
<h4>Background</h4>Melioidosis is a common community-acquired infectious disease in northeast Thailand associated with overall mortality of approximately 40% in hospitalized patients, and over 70% in severe cases. Ceftazidime is recommended for parenteral treatment in patients with suspected melioidosis. Meropenem is increasingly used but evidence to support this is lacking.<h4>Methods</h4>A decision tree was used to estimate the cost-effectiveness of treating non-severe and severe suspected acu ...[more]