A cost-effectiveness analysis of a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children in six Latin American countries

Table 4 Cost per event

Disease Outcome	Argentina		Brazil		Colombia		Chile		Mexico		Peru
Disease Outcome	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults
Average cost per acute episode
Meningitis - hospitalized	$2,166	$8,959	$548	$548	$1,407	$1,251	$2,308	$2,432	$15,484	$11,767	$506	$489
Bacteremia - hospitalized	$1,002	$2,309	$417	$417	$1,090	$1,081	$578	$1,680	$6,444	$6,623	$253	$390
Pneumonia - hospitalized	$1,357	$1,930	$401	$401	$529	$669	$671	$864	$4,437	$6,828	$198	$303
Pneumonia - ambulatory	$127	$134	$32	$33	$52	$44	$62	$72	$427	$462	$31	$48
AOM hospitalized myringotomy	$57	$97	$214	$214	$56	$40	$32	$50	$476	$272	$25	$27
AOM GP† consultations	$68	$81	$24	$12	$31	$27	$35	$33	$343	$231	$20	$19
Annual cost for long-term sequelae
Meningitis sequelae‡	$215	$102	$430	$543	$400	$112	$217	$59	$2,694	$856	$312	$83
Hearing loss 1st year	$526	$474	$220	$243	$212	$193	$151	$193	$254	$378	$18	$78
Hearing loss long term follow up	$152	$101	$34	$57	$92	$74	$140	$182	$203	$327	$18	$78

All costs are expressed in U$S Dollars. In Brazil, Colombia, Chile and México 2008 local costs were converted to US$ and in Argentina and Perú 2009 local costs were converted to US$ exchange rates are provided in methods.
†GP, General practitioner.
‡except hearing loss.

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