Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis

Ryan A Peterson; Linnea A Polgreen; Joseph E Cavanaugh; Philip M Polgreen

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx008

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Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis

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Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis

Ryan A Peterson, Linnea A Polgreen, Joseph E Cavanaugh and Philip M Polgreen

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol.4(1), pp.ofx008-ofx008

2017

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx008

PMCID: PMC5414024

PMID: 28480281

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Abstract

Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, 1998–2013, we show that hospitalizations for cellulitis have approximately doubled. Costs increased by 118% to $3.74 billion annually. In addition, hospitalizations for cellulitis are highly seasonal, peaking in summer months: incidence during the peak month of July is 35% higher than in February.

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Title: Subtitle: Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis
Creators: Ryan A Peterson - ,
Linnea A Polgreen - ,
Joseph E Cavanaugh - ,
Philip M Polgreen - ,
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol.4(1), pp.ofx008-ofx008
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx008
PMID: 28480281
PMCID: PMC5414024
NLM abbreviation: Open Forum Infect Dis
ISSN: 2328-8957
eISSN: 2328-8957
Publisher: Oxford University Press; US
Grant note: ; K25 HL122305 / ; ; ; ;
Language: English
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: Statistics and Actuarial Science; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Economics; Biostatistics; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983985955402771

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