Burden of encephalitis-associated hospitalizations in the United States, 1998-2010

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 82; no. 5; p. 443
• Main Authors: Vora, Neil M, Holman, Robert C, Mehal, Jason M, Steiner, Claudia A, Blanton, Jesse, Sejvar, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 04.02.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Cost of Illness; Databases, Factual - trends; Encephalitis - diagnosis; Encephalitis - economics; Encephalitis - epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs - trends; Hospitalization - economics; Hospitalization - trends; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

To estimate the burden of encephalitis-associated hospitalizations in the United States for 1998-2010. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a nationally representative database of hospitalizations, estimated numbers and rates of encephalitis-associated hospitalizations for 1998-2010 were calculate...