The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review

Background: Candidemia or invasive candidiasis (IC) is an increasingly common fungal infection and has been associated with high mortality, particularly among the immunocompromised and critically ill. Although several studies have been conducted to estimate the cost of managing candidemia and IC, qu...

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Main Authors: Wan Ismail, Wan Nor Ain, Jasmi, Nadhirah, Khan, Tahir Mehmood, Hong, Yet Hoi, Neoh, Chin Fen
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author Wan Ismail, Wan Nor Ain
Jasmi, Nadhirah
Khan, Tahir Mehmood
Hong, Yet Hoi
Neoh, Chin Fen
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Jasmi, Nadhirah
Khan, Tahir Mehmood
Hong, Yet Hoi
Neoh, Chin Fen
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description Background: Candidemia or invasive candidiasis (IC) is an increasingly common fungal infection and has been associated with high mortality, particularly among the immunocompromised and critically ill. Although several studies have been conducted to estimate the cost of managing candidemia and IC, quality assessment on the methodological aspects of these cost studies was not performed. To date, no systematic review focusing on the economic burden of candidemia and IC has ever been conducted. Objectives: The aim of this study was to systematically review the available evidence on the economic burden of candidemia and IC worldwide. Methods: Databases (ie, PubMed, Scopus, EconLit, HEORO, and Ovid/Embase) were searched through June 2018. Two researchers independently assessed the quality of the eligible studies. Costs reported in the included studies were converted to 2016 USD using Campbell and Cochrane Economics Methods Group-the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information (CCEMG–EPPI)-Centre Cost Converter software. Results: Eight articles were included in this systematic review. The mean total cost per patient with candidemia and IC ranged from $48 487 to $157 574, whereas the mean cost per hospitalization associated with candidemia and IC was from $10 216 to $37 715. All studies were from developed Western countries and reported only direct costs of candidemia and IC. Hospitalization was the main cost driver, contributing to more than half of the total costs. Conclusion: Quality cost studies on candidemia and IC based on standardized methods to provide informed decision making among healthcare authorities in implementing appropriate strategies is anticipated, in particular in developing countries. © 2019 ISPOR--The professional society for health economics and outcomes research
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spelling um.eprints-247702020-06-10T07:59:39Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24770/ The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review Wan Ismail, Wan Nor Ain Jasmi, Nadhirah Khan, Tahir Mehmood Hong, Yet Hoi Neoh, Chin Fen R Medicine Background: Candidemia or invasive candidiasis (IC) is an increasingly common fungal infection and has been associated with high mortality, particularly among the immunocompromised and critically ill. Although several studies have been conducted to estimate the cost of managing candidemia and IC, quality assessment on the methodological aspects of these cost studies was not performed. To date, no systematic review focusing on the economic burden of candidemia and IC has ever been conducted. Objectives: The aim of this study was to systematically review the available evidence on the economic burden of candidemia and IC worldwide. Methods: Databases (ie, PubMed, Scopus, EconLit, HEORO, and Ovid/Embase) were searched through June 2018. Two researchers independently assessed the quality of the eligible studies. Costs reported in the included studies were converted to 2016 USD using Campbell and Cochrane Economics Methods Group-the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information (CCEMG–EPPI)-Centre Cost Converter software. Results: Eight articles were included in this systematic review. The mean total cost per patient with candidemia and IC ranged from $48 487 to $157 574, whereas the mean cost per hospitalization associated with candidemia and IC was from $10 216 to $37 715. All studies were from developed Western countries and reported only direct costs of candidemia and IC. Hospitalization was the main cost driver, contributing to more than half of the total costs. Conclusion: Quality cost studies on candidemia and IC based on standardized methods to provide informed decision making among healthcare authorities in implementing appropriate strategies is anticipated, in particular in developing countries. © 2019 ISPOR--The professional society for health economics and outcomes research Elsevier 2020 Article PeerReviewed Wan Ismail, Wan Nor Ain and Jasmi, Nadhirah and Khan, Tahir Mehmood and Hong, Yet Hoi and Neoh, Chin Fen (2020) The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review. Value in Health Regional Issues, 21. pp. 53-58. ISSN 2212-1099, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2019.07.002 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2019.07.002>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2019.07.002 doi:10.1016/j.vhri.2019.07.002
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Khan, Tahir Mehmood
Hong, Yet Hoi
Neoh, Chin Fen
The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title_full The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title_short The Economic Burden of Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis: A Systematic Review
title_sort economic burden of candidemia and invasive candidiasis a systematic review
topic R Medicine
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