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Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis

Published:2017-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:4 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Peterson Ryan A.¹,Polgreen Linnea A.²,Cavanaugh Joseph E.¹,Polgreen Philip M.³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Departments of Biostatistics

2. Pharmacy Practice and Science

3. Internal Medicine, and

4. Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City

5. University of Iowa Health Ventures’ Signal Center for Healthcare Innovation, Iowa City

Abstract

Abstract Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, 1998–2013, we show that hospitalizations for cellulitis have approximately doubled. Costs increased by 118% to $3.74 billion annually. In addition, hospitalizations for cellulitis are highly seasonal, peaking in summer months: incidence during the peak month of July is 35% higher than in February.

Funder

University of Iowa Health Ventures

Signal Center for Health Innovation

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/4/1/ofx008/33622559/ofx008.pdf

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