Healthcare resource use and costs of varicella and its complications: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: Varicella is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). While the disease is usually mild, severe complications can occur requiring costly hospitalization. A thorough understanding of the healthcare resource use (HCRU) and costs of varicella is needed to inform health-economic models of preventive strategies. A systematic literature review was carried out to retrieve relevant publications between 1999 and 2021, reporting HCRU and cost outcomes for varicella and its complications. Data were extracted and stratified according to pre-specified age groups and complication categories. Costs were re-based to a $US2020 footing using both purchasing power parity and the medical component of consumer price indexes. Data were summarized descriptively due to high heteroge

SUBMITTER: Williame I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature