Abstract
Cellulitis and abscess accounted for increasing percentages of inpatient (4.6-11.1%), outpatient (0.6-1.2%) and total (1.7-3.3%) expenses from 2001 through 2004. The per member per month expenses attributed to cellulitis and abscess increased from $0.74 in 2001 to $1.19 in 2004. The epidemic of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children has had a significant economic impact on the Driscoll Children's Health Plan.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / economics
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Abscess / epidemiology
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Abscess / microbiology
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Cellulitis / economics
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Cellulitis / epidemiology
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Cellulitis / microbiology
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Child
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Community-Acquired Infections / economics
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Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Costs and Cost Analysis
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Health Maintenance Organizations
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Humans
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Staphylococcal Infections / economics*
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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United States