Healthcare costs of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) disease in infants during the first two years of life: a retrospective German claims database analysis.
Anna-Janina StephanMarion de LepperRegine WölleAgnes LuzakWei WangChristian JacobKim Maren SchneiderHorst BuxmannRangmar GoelzKlaus HamprechtPeter KummerSusanne ModrowWolfgang GreinerMiriam ReuschenbachPublished in: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E (2023)
cCMV comprises a considerable economic burden for the German healthcare system (€19,646 to €33,818 higher mean costs for infants with recorded cCMV diagnosis in the first year of life). Attempts should be made to reduce this burden.