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ABSTRACT: Background
Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) is an acute, lower respiratory bacterial infection. Despite advances in medical care, CABP remains associated with considerable morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs; early empiric treatment is recommended by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and by the American Thoracic Society. Omadacycline is an oral and intravenous (IV) once-daily aminomethylcycline antibiotic that is approved in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with CABP.Objective
To estimate the budget impact of introducing omadacycline as a treatment option among patients with suspected or documented CABP from a US hospital perspective.Methods
A budget impact model was developed in Microsoft Excel® 2010. Pop
SUBMITTER: LaPensee K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6442092 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature