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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Song Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3371356 | biostudies-other | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Song Yeohan Y Tai Julie H Y JH Bartsch Sarah M SM Zimmerman Richard K RK Muder Robert R RR Lee Bruce Y BY
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Staphylococcus aureus infections are a substantial problem for hemodialysis patients. Several vaccine candidates are currently under development, with hemodialysis patients being one possible target population. To determine the potential economic value of an S. aureus vaccine among hemodialysis patients, we developed a Markov decision analytic computer simulation model. When S. aureus colonization prevalence was 1%, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of vaccination was ≤$25,217/qual ...[more]