Healthcare costs of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) disease in infants during the first two years of life: a retrospective German claims database analysis

Healthcare costs of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) disease in infants during the first two years of life: a retrospective German claims database analysis

Abstract Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection can cause severe neurological damage, growth retardation, hearing loss, and microcephaly in infants. We aimed at assessing healthcare costs of infants with recorded cCMV diagnosis in an administrative claims database in the first 2 year...

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Main Authors: Anna-Janina Stephan, Marion de Lepper, Regine Wölle, Agnes Luzak, Wei Wang, Christian Jacob, Kim Maren Schneider, Horst Buxmann, Rangmar Goelz, Klaus Hamprecht, Peter Kummer, Susanne Modrow, Wolfgang Greiner, Miriam Reuschenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Subjects:
Congenital CMV infection
Newborns
Health economic burden
Germany
Administrative data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00411-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00411-x

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