Economic Evaluation of Voriconazole for the Treatment of Candidemia in Canadian Adults

Coleman Rotstein; Lael Cragin; Michel Laverdière; Gary Garber; Eric J Bow; Alissa Scalera; Craig Roberts; Sonja V Sorenson; the Canadian Expert Panel

doi:10.1155/2008/161835

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2008)

Economic Evaluation of Voriconazole for the Treatment of Candidemia in Canadian Adults

Coleman Rotstein,
Lael Cragin,
Michel Laverdière,
Gary Garber,
Eric J Bow,
Alissa Scalera,
Craig Roberts,
Sonja V Sorenson,
the Canadian Expert Panel

Affiliations

Coleman Rotstein: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Lael Cragin: Center for Health Economics, Epidemiology and Science Policy, United BioSource Corporation, Maryland, USA
Michel Laverdière: Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, Hospital Maisonneauve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gary Garber: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Eric J Bow: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Canada
Alissa Scalera: Pfizer Canada Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Craig Roberts: Pfizer Inc, Canada
Sonja V Sorenson: Center for Health Economics, Epidemiology and Science Policy, United BioSource Corporation, Maryland, USA
the Canadian Expert Panel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/161835
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 219 – 226

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Candidemia is a common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infection. When selecting therapeutic treatments for candidemia, cost-effectiveness is an important consideration. The present study assessed the cost-effectiveness of voriconazole for the treatment of candidemia.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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