Costos económicos de las neumonías en niños menores de 2 años de edad, en Colombia

Bibliographic Data

ID14968285
AuthorsNelson Alvis Guzman, Nelson Alvis-Guzman (0000-0001-9458-864X, University of Cartagena, corresponding author), Fernando De La Hoz (0000-0001-9436-7935), Fernando De La Hoz Restrepo, Ana Betty Higuera (Fundación Universitaria Compensar), Desirée Pastor (Fundación Universitaria Compensar), José Luis Di Fábio (0000-0002-1187-7110, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas)
Year2005
Volume17
Issue3
Pages178-183
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892005000300005
PMID15826397
OpenAlexW2116053258
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892005000300005
LanguageES
Citations received1
References cited3

The study found differences in the direct costs of care between the presumably bacterial cases and the presumably viral ones. The study results also gave an approximation of the indirect costs to the patients' families caused by the pneumonias. The differences found in the direct costs also indicate that X-ray diagnosis is useful for differentiating between viral and bacterial pneumonia. Few studies in Latin America have assessed the economic costs of pneumonia in children, so this study can serve as a reference for future research on the impact of interventions against pneumonia

Antibiotics · Bacterial pneumonia · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Indirect costs · Pneumonia · Population · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Respiratory viral infections research · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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