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Cost-Effectiveness of a Potential Vaccine for Coccidioides immitis

Amber E. Barnato,* Gillian D. Sanders,† and Douglas K. Owens†‡
*University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; †Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; and ‡VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA

Figure 3. Sensitivity to infection rate, vaccine cost, and vaccine effectiveness. The vaccine is less cost-effective at higher vaccine cost, lower vaccine effectiveness and lower annual infection rates. When the line crosses the x-axis, the strategy is cost-saving. QALY = quality-adjusted life year; screen/vaccinate = vaccination of susceptible persons identified through a screening skin test; vaccinate = vaccination of all persons.

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Figure 3. Sensitivity to infection rate, vaccine cost, and vaccine effectiveness. The vaccine is less cost-effective at higher vaccine cost, lower vaccine effectiveness and lower annual infection rates. When the line crosses the x-axis, the strategy is cost-saving. QALY = quality-adjusted life year; screen/vaccinate = vaccination of susceptible persons identified through a screening skin test; vaccinate = vaccination of all persons.
 


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