US database study: Burden and healthcare resource utilization in adults with systemic endemic mycoses and aspergillosis

Anna Forsythe; Gareth Lewis; Robyn Jordan; George R. Thompson

doi:10.2217/cer-2020-0019

US database study: Burden and healthcare resource utilization in adults with systemic endemic mycoses and aspergillosis

Anna Forsythe, Gareth Lewis, Robyn Jordan, George R. Thompson

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Aim: This study evaluated burden of illness in immunocompromised patients with systemic mycoses (SM) eligible for itraconazole treatment, specifically, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and aspergillosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study used an electronic medical record network integrating information from 30 US hospitals, including >34 million patients, to evaluate burden and healthcare resource utilization over 6 months following initiation of antifungal therapy. Results: Symptomatic burden experienced by each of the otherwise healthy or age >65 or immunosuppressed cohorts receiving antifungal therapy for SM was comparable but significantly greater in cancer or HIV patients and transplant recipients. Across groups, there was substantially higher healthcare resource utilization in patients with SM versus matched controls without SM. Conclusion: The total impact of SM is particularly severe in high-risk or vulnerable populations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	573-584
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Volume	9
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/cer-2020-0019
State	Published - Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

burden
fungal
immunocompromised
infection
systemic mycoses

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Health Policy

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