What Are the Costs of Diagnostics and Treatment of Lyme Borreliosis in Poland?

Frontiers in Public Health

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Anna Maria Rogalska¹  Olga Pawełczyk²  Krzysztof Solarz²  Tomasz Holecki¹ 

[1] Department of Economics and Management in Health Care, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Silesian Medical University in Katowice;Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia

关键词: lyme borreliosis;    diagnostics;    treatment;    health care cost;    cost of illness;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.599239

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a growing epidemiological threat in many areas of the world, including North America and Europe. Due to the lack of effective protection against this disease, it seems important to ensure a timely diagnosis for effective treatment and the prevention of serious health consequences. The aim of this study was to assess the costs of diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in Poland. The costs incurred for the medical payer were analyzed. The cost of hospitalization due to LB for one patient in 2018 was estimated to be ~582.39 EUR, which constituted 53.10% of the average monthly salary of that year. In the analyzed period (2008–2018), the number of people treated by medical services due to Lyme disease increased, both in hospitalization and ambulatory specialist care. Although, the costs of hospitalization were the highest of the two, we noticed a change ratio between hospitalization and ambulatory specialist care in favor of the latter.

【 授权许可】

CC BY