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17889410

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
43
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
In 2004, we conducted a study in Piemonte (Italy), in order to describe incidence, treatment, hospitalizations and costs of herpes zoster (HZ), in population over 14 years of age. Twenty-four regional general practitioners, with 26,394 patients >14 years in charge (0.71% of the regional population), reported prospectively all diagnosed HZ cases. In addition, all regional hospital discharge records were reviewed. Forty-six HZ cases treated at home were reported, accounting for a total incidence of 1.74 cases/1000 population >14 years per year. HZ rate standardized by age on regional population 14 years older is 1.59/1000. The cost per observed home case was 136.06 euros. The incidence of hospital admissions was 0.12/1000 inhabitants. The mean cost of hospitalized cases was 4082.59 euros. These results contribute to depict the impact of HZ in the general population, and to provide background data for setting-up either mathematical models aimed to estimate the impact of vaccination on HZ, and the cost-benefit analyses of various preventive and therapeutic scenarios.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7598-604
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology and costs of herpes zoster: background data to estimate the impact of vaccination.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e di Microbiologia, Università degli Studi di Torino, via Santena 5 bis, 10126 Torino, Italy. valeria.dilegami@unito.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't