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An Illustration of the Potential Health and Economic Benefits of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea.

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Preventing the emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae can potentially avert hundreds of millions of dollars in direct medical costs of gonorrhea and gonorrhea-attributable HIV infections. In the illustrative scenario we… Click to show full abstract

Preventing the emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae can potentially avert hundreds of millions of dollars in direct medical costs of gonorrhea and gonorrhea-attributable HIV infections. In the illustrative scenario we examined, emerging ceftriaxone resistance could lead to 1.2 million additional N. gonorrhoeae infections within 10 years, costing $378.2 million.

Keywords: economic benefits; health economic; illustration potential; potential health; combating antibiotic; benefits combating

Journal Title: Sexually transmitted diseases
Year Published: 2018

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