Volume 21, Number 6—June 2015
Research
Hospitalization Frequency and Charges for Neurocysticercosis, United States, 2003–2012
Seth E. O’Neal
and Robert H. Flecker
and Robert H. Flecker
Table 5
Hospitalizations and total charges for neglected tropical diseases and malaria, United States, 2003–2012*
| Disease | Hospitalizations |
Total charges |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (SE) | 95% CI | US$, millions (SE) | 95% CI | ||
| Cysticercosis | 23,266 (778) | 21,741–24,792 | 1,149 (56) | 1,039–1,259 | |
| Malaria | 14,319 (434) | 13,469–15,169 | 387 (18) | 351–423 | |
| Echinococcosis | 3,919 (170) | 3,586–4,252 | 206 (16) | 174–237 | |
| Soil-transmitted helminth–associated infections | 3,256 (151) | 2,959–3,552 | 201 (19) | 162–239 | |
| Dengue | 2,644 (135) | 2,379–2,909 | 89 (9) | 70–107 | |
| Leprosy | 2,055 (135) | 1,791–2,319 | 94 (9) | 76–111 | |
| Lymphatic filariasis | 1,836 (106) | 1,629–2,044 | 86 (9) | 68–103 | |
| Schistosomiasis | 1,811 (120) | 1,576–2,046 | 101 (12) | 78–125 | |
| Chagas disease | 1,686 (151) | 1,389–1,982 | 118 (17) | 84–152 | |
| Leishmaniasis | 1,022 (92) | 841–1,203 | 52 (7) | 38–66 | |
| Trachoma | 649 (69) | 514–784 | 20 (4) | 13–28 | |
| Foodborne trematode–associated infections | 610 (60) | 492–729 | 41 (7) | 28–54 | |
| Onchocerciasis | 380 (47) | 287–473 | 29 (12) | 5–53 | |
| Yaws | 161 (28) | 106–216 | 7 (2) | 3–11 | |
*National estimates were determined on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample by using diagnostic codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. A complete list of ICD-9-CM codes used in this study is provided in the online Technical Appendix (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/21/6/14-1324-Techapp1.pdf).
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