The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients
Paltiel A, Freedberg K. The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients. Interfaces 1998, 28: 34-51. DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.3.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of infectionLate-stage HIV diseaseToxicity of therapyNational cohort studyProgression of illnessCost-effectiveness resultsPrice of therapyCMV prophylaxisCytomegalovirus diseaseCytomegalovirus infectionHIV diseaseCohort studyPatients' qualityAIDS patientsClinical trialsNatural historyInfectionProphylaxisTherapyIncidenceDiseaseCompartmental modelPatientsIllnessProgressionThe Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Freedberg KA, Scharfstein JA, Seage GR, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Craven DE, Paltiel AD. The Cost-effectiveness of Preventing AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections. JAMA 1998, 279: 130-136. PMID: 9440663, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.2.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Infective AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountChemopreventionCost-Benefit AnalysisCytomegalovirus InfectionsData CollectionHealth Care CostsHumansLife ExpectancyMarkov ChainsModels, TheoreticalMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionMycosesPneumonia, PneumocystisQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsToxoplasmosisUnited StatesConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaCD4 cell countQuality-adjusted life expectancyOpportunistic infectionsCell countLife expectancyAdvanced human immunodeficiency virus diseaseAverage total lifetime costsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseMycobacterium avium complex infectionMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHIV patient careCost of prophylaxisCost-effective prophylaxisDirect medical costsAIDS Cohort StudyLifetime direct medical costsLong-term survivalCost-effectiveness ratioServices Utilization SurveyMarkov simulation modelTotal lifetime costsCytomegalovirus diseasePreventing AIDS