Prevalence, healthcare resource utilization and overall burden of fungal meningitis in the United States.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Previous epidemiological and cost studies of fungal meningitis have largely focused on single pathogens, leading to a poor understanding of the disease in general. We studied the largest and most diverse group of fungal meningitis patients to date, over the longest follow-up period, to examine the broad impact on resource utilization within the United States. METHODOLOGY:The Truven Health Analytics MarketScan database was used to identify patients with a fungal meningitis diagnosis in the United States between 2000 and 2012. Patients with a primary diagnosis of cryptococcal, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, or Candida meningitis were included in the analysis. Data concerning healthcare resource utilization, prevalence and length of stay were collected for up to 5 years following the orig

SUBMITTER: Charalambous LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557145 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature