Urinary tract infection: economic considerations

Urinary tract infection: economic considerations

Urinary tract infection results in significant morbidity and mortality while consuming large amounts of national resources. The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary tract infection produce both costs and benefits, and economic analysis provides a rational framework for looking at these ef...

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Published in:The Medical clinics of North America Vol. 75; no. 2; p. 495
Main Authors: Patton, J P, Nash, D B, Abrutyn, E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-03-1991
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Bacterial Infections - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
Cross Infection - economics
Female
Humans
Pyelonephritis - economics
Urinary Tract Infections - economics
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Summary:Urinary tract infection results in significant morbidity and mortality while consuming large amounts of national resources. The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary tract infection produce both costs and benefits, and economic analysis provides a rational framework for looking at these effects. The goals and methods of economic analysis in medicine are summarized, and strategies to address uncomplicated cystitis, nosocomial urinary tract infection, and pyelonephritis are reviewed, with an emphasis on the economic trade-offs faced by decision makers.
ISSN:0025-7125
DOI:10.1016/S0025-7125(16)30466-7