Cost of illness in patients with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in Belgium
Abstract Background A proportion of patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB) report long-term persisting signs and symptoms, even after recommended antibiotic treatment, which is termed post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Consensus on guidance regarding diagnosis and treatment is currently lacking. Consequently, patients suffer and are left searching for answers, negatively impacting their quality of life and healthcare expenditure. Yet, health economic data on PTLDS remain scarce. The aim of this article is therefore to assess the cost-of-illness related to PTLDS, including the patient p... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | European Journal of Public Health ; volume 33, issue 4, page 668-674 ; ISSN 1101-1262 1464-360X |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27374996 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad045 |