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Vaccines for the 21st Century: A Tool for Decisionmaking
Table 25–3 Health Care Costs Associated with GBS Disease in Infants and Adults
% with Care
Cost per Unit
Units per Case
Form of Treatment
INFANTS
EARLY ONSET DISEASE—80% of infant cases
Bacteremia—NICU
bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia
100%
$12,000
1.0
hospitalization NICU
100%
$150
10.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
Bacteremia—Level 2 care
bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia
100%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization non-NICU
100%
$150
10.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
Meningitis
acute care
50%
$12,000
1.0
hospitalization NICU
50%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
17.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
Meningitis with impairment
acute care
50%
$12,000
1.0
hospitalization NICU
50%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
17.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
permanent impair-ment normal lifespan*
100%
$225
365.0
long-term care* /per year
Meningitis with early death
acute care
50%
$12,000
1.0
hospitalization NICU
50%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
17.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
permanent impair-ment for 10-year period**
100%
$225
365.0
long-term care* /per year
LATE ONSET DISEASE—20% of infant cases
Bacteremia
bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia
100%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
10.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
Meningitis
acute care
50%
$12,000
1.0
hospitalization NICU
50%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
17.0
physician c
100%
$500
1.0
diagnostic c
Meningitis with impairment
acute care
50%
$1,200
1.0
hospitalization NICU
50%
$7,000
1.0
hospitalization
100%
$150
10.0
physician c
