Healthcare resource utilization and cost of pneumococcal disease in children in Germany, 2014–2019: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Since the introduction of higher valency pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in 2009, recent estimates on the economic burden of pediatric pneumococcal disease (PD) in Germany have been lacking. This study estimates healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and medical cost associated w...

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Main Authors: Tianyan Hu, Bélène Podmore, Rosemarie Barnett, Dominik Beier, Wolfgang Galetzka, Nawab Qizilbash, Dennis Heckl, Timo Boellinger, Jessica Weaver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Pneumonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-023-00105-9