title: [Cost of HIV treatment in highly active antiretroviral therapy in Japan].
abstract: In a study of estimating the socio-economic impact of HIV infection in Japan in 1999, the hospital costs of treating HIV-infected adult patients were estimated by clinical stage of HIV infection. A total of 608 claims for medical fee of 109 individuals derived from 5 hospitals were examined in that study. The costs of treating outpatient were estimated at between 180,000 yen and 216,000 yen per month and 83% of the total cost was accounted for by antiretrovirals. Cost estimates per month for inpatient with AIDS varied from 373,000 yen for CD4+ 200-499, to 768,000 yen for CD4+ 50-199, to 1,715,000 yen for CD4+ < 50. Compared with cost estimates in 1995, the outpatient costs were 2.7 to 8.6 times and the inpatient cost increased by 25%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000191:economics; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000191:economics*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics* / Q000276:immunology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007564:Japan; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D010045:Outpatients; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents