Estimated Annual Costs of 'Campylobacter' Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome

摘要

Gullain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune reaction that cause acuteneuromuscular paralysis. Of an estimated 2,628 to 9,575 new U.S cases with GBS annually, 526 to 3,830 are triggered by infection with Cambylobacter, the most frequently isolated cause of foodborne diarrhea. Estimated total annual costs of Campylobacter, the most frequently isolated cause of foodborne diarrhea. Estimated total annual costs of Campylobacter-associated GBS of $0.2 to $1.8 billion plus previously estimated costs of campylobacteriosis ($1.3 to $6.2 billion) add to total annual costs from Campylobacter of $1.5 to $8.0 billion (1995 dollars). Assuming 55-70 percent costs are attributable to foodborne sources, costs of campylobacteriosis from food sources ($0.7 to $4.23 billion) and costs of associated GBS ($0.1 to $1.3 billion) combined equal total annual costs of $0.8 to $5.6 billion from foodborne Campylobacter. Reducing Campylobacter in food could prevent up to $5.6 billion in costs annually.