2017
Cost-effectiveness analysis of typhoid conjugate vaccines in five endemic low- and middle-income settings
Antillón M, Bilcke J, Paltiel AD, Pitzer VE. Cost-effectiveness analysis of typhoid conjugate vaccines in five endemic low- and middle-income settings. Vaccine 2017, 35: 3506-3514. PMID: 28527687, PMCID: PMC5462484, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine infant vaccinationCost-effectiveness analysisOptimal strategyHealthcare payer perspectiveVaccine priceOne-time catchMiddle-income countriesIntervention costsPayer perspectiveInfant vaccinationDong ThapRoutine vaccinationMiddle-income settingsTyphoid transmissionRate of hospitalizationNumber of dosesDynamic modelPricesWorld Health OrganizationInvestmentLwakReturnWillingnessTyphoid feverVaccination
2014
Mobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness
Bassett IV, Govindasamy D, Erlwanger AS, Hyle EP, Kranzer K, van Schaik N, Noubary F, Paltiel AD, Wood R, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bekker LG, Freedberg KA. Mobile HIV Screening in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical Impact, Cost and Cost-Effectiveness. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e85197. PMID: 24465503, PMCID: PMC3898963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFacility-based testingHIV screeningHIV diagnosisFacility-based HIV testingFrequency of HIVUndiagnosed HIV prevalenceEarly HIV diagnosisLife expectancyMobile screening unitCost-effectiveness ratioResource-limited settingsCD4 countUndiagnosed HIVHIV testingHIV prevalenceCape TownClinical impactPopulation life expectancyMedical costsHIVScreening unitIntervention costsDiagnosisMedical facilities