Vaccine preventable diseases in indigenous populations—International perspectives: Satellite Symposium of the 5th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, April 2006, A
- 作者：Rob Menzies ; Peter McIntyre ; Ray Reid ; Katherine O’ ; Brien ; Mathu Santosham ; James Watt ; Geoffrey Angeles ; Alex Brown ; Melissa Dunbar ; Am ; a Leach ; Sue Crengle ; Diana Lennon ; Henare Mason ; Charles
- 关键词：American native continental ancestry group ; Immunization ; Oceanic ancestry group ; Vaccine preventable diseases
- 刊名：Vaccine
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：89_0264410x
- 类别：imm
- 出版时间：16 October 2007
- 卷：25
- 期：42
- 页码：7281-7284
- 文件大小：101 K
摘要
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. The incidence of hospital admissions was 0.12/1000 inhabitants. The mean cost of hospitalized cases was €4082.59. 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.