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" Cost of Routine Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Visits to U.S. Emergency Departments 2006-2013 "
Xia, Fan Di; Fuhlbrigge, Mary; Dommasch, Erica; Joyce, Cara; Mostaghimi, Arash
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AL
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932953
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LA2nm6v1n6
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English
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Xia, Fan Di; Fuhlbrigge, Mary; Dommasch, Erica; Joyce, Cara; Mostaghimi, Arash
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Cost of Routine Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Visits to U.S. Emergency Departments 2006-2013 [Article]\ Xia, Fan Di; Fuhlbrigge, Mary; Dommasch, Erica; Joyce, Cara; Mostaghimi, Arash
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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19/4
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2018
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Introduction: Little is known about emergency department (ED) utilization for herpes simplex viruses (HSV) types 1 and 2 in the United States. Our goal was to determine the utilization and cost burden associated with HSV infection visits to U.S. EDs in recent years from 2006-2013.Methods: We analyzed the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) database, the largest national database of hospital-based ED visits in the U.S., to determine the number of visits and the cost associated with HSV visits from 2006-2013. We also analyzed trends across years.Results: From 2006-2013, there were 704,728 ED visits with a primary diagnosis of HSV infection. Of these, 658,805 (93.5%) resulted in routine discharges without inpatient admission, amounting to a total ED charge of
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