Open AccessEconomic Burden of Fungal Diseases in the United States
Author(s) -
Kaitlin Benedict,
Hilary K. Whitham,
Brendan R. Jackson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofac097
Subject(s) - medicine , absenteeism , environmental health , economics , management
We conservatively estimated the US economic burden of fungal diseases as $11.5 billion in 2019: direct medical costs ($7.5 billion), productivity loss due to absenteeism ($870 million), and premature deaths ($3.2 billion). An alternative “value of statistical life” approach yielded >$48 billion. These are likely underestimates given underdiagnosis and underreporting.
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