Cost-effectiveness evaluation of routine histoplasmosis screening among people living with advanced HIV disease in Latin America and the Caribbean.


Journal

PLOS global public health
ISSN: 2767-3375
Titre abrégé: PLOS Glob Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9918283779606676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 30 01 2023
accepted: 03 07 2023
medline: 15 8 2023
pubmed: 15 8 2023
entrez: 15 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Histoplasma antigen can be detected in people with advanced HIV disease (AHD), allowing for early and accurate diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The aim of this analysis was to assess the cost-effectiveness of routine histoplasmosis screening using antigen detection, among people with AHD. We developed a decision analytic model to evaluate Histoplasma antigen screening among people with AHD. The model estimated the costs, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of routine screening for Histoplasma antigen compared to the current practice of no routine Histoplasma antigen screening. The model includes stratification by symptoms of histoplasmosis, severity of presentation, and estimates of 30-day mortality. Data sources were taken from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Strategic Fund databases on public purchases of medicines, and published literature on treatment outcomes. Outcome measures are life years saved (LYS), costs (US dollars), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). Routine Histoplasma antigen screening avoids an estimated 17% of deaths in persons with advanced HIV disease, and is cost-effective compared to no histoplasmosis screening, with an ICER of $26/LYS. In sensitivity analysis assuming treatment for histoplasmosis with liposomal amphotericin, Histoplasma antigen screening remains cost-effective with an ICER of $607/LYS. Histoplasma antigen screening among people with AHD is a cost-effective strategy and could potentially avert 17% of AIDS-related deaths. Prospective evaluation of histoplasmosis screening is warranted to determine effectiveness and treatment outcomes with this strategy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37582115
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001861
pii: PGPH-D-23-00160
pmc: PMC10427011
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e0001861

Informations de copyright

Copyright: This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Radha Rajasingham (R)

Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America.

Narda Medina (N)

ASRT, Inc., Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

Gabriel T Mousquer (GT)

Graduate Program in Biosciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Diego H Caceres (DH)

Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Studies in Translational Microbiology and Emerging Diseases (MICROS) Research Group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.

Alexander Jordan (A)

Mycotic Diseases Branch -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

Mathieu Nacher (M)

Center for Clinical Investigation Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Cayenne Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana, France.

Diego R Falci (DR)

Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Ayanna Sebro (A)

National AIDS Coordinating Committee Secretariat, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

Alessandro C Pasqualotto (AC)

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Molecular Biology Laboratory, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Omar Sued (O)

Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control, and Elimination Department, Pan American Health Organization, District of Colombia, United States of America.

Tom Chiller (T)

Mycotic Diseases Branch -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

Freddy Perez (F)

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control, and Elimination Department, Pan American Health Organization, District of Colombia, United States of America.

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