Economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal diseases in subjects aged ≥50 years: the Italian situation

Abstract

Background Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is a common cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Invasive Pneunmococcal Diseases (IPD) and an important cause of health care costs. The purpose of this cost-of-illness analysis (COI) is to estimate the economic burden of diseases caused by Spn among people ≥50 years old in Italy. Methods This analysis was performed from the Italian National Health Service perspective. Only direct medical costs related to outpatient and inpatient care were …