Hospitalization due to pneumococcal disease in the Unified Health System in Brazil: A retrospective analysis of administrative data
Our findings reveal the economic burden associated with pneumococcal disease in the Unified Health System in Brazil. Hospitalization costs were higher for cases of meningitis and among individuals aged 60-years and above.
Authors
- Paulo Henrique Ribeiro Fernandes Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-0690)
- Ricardo Macarini Ferreira
- Daniela Vianna Pachito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-7735)
- Ana Paula Neves Burian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5056-5523)
- Maurício Longato
- Guilherme Cordeiro
Institutions
- Pfizer (United States) (US)
- CKM Analytix (United States) (US)
- Secretaria da Saúde (BR)
- Hospital Estadual Centra (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2024.104482
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Pfizer