TY - JOUR AU - Lucas, Aaron AU - Sinha, Anushua AU - Fowler, Karen B. AU - Mladsi, Deirdre AU - Barnett, Christine AU - Samant, Salome AU - Gibson, Laura PY - 2019 DA - 2019/10/03 TI - A framework for assessing the lifetime economic burden of congenital cytomegalovirus in the United States JO - Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation SP - 21 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - In the United States (US), congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMVi) is a major cause of permanent disabilities and the most common etiology of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss. Evaluations of prevention strategies will require estimates of the economic implications of cCMVi. We aimed to develop a conceptual framework to characterize the lifetime economic burden of cCMVi in the US and to use that framework to identify data gaps. SN - 1478-7547 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-019-0189-0 DO - 10.1186/s12962-019-0189-0 ID - Lucas2019 ER -