Prevalence and Healthcare Burden of Fungal Infections in the United States, 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungal infections are responsible for >1.5 million deaths globally per year, primarily in those with compromised immune function. This is concerning as the number of immunocompromised patients, especially in those without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has risen in the past decade. The purpose of this analysis was to provide the current prevalence and impact of fungal disease in the United States.

Methods

We analyzed hospital discharge data from the most recent (2018) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample, and outpatient visit data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Costs are presented in 2018 United States (US) dollars.

Results

In the 35.5 million inpat

SUBMITTER: Rayens E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature