Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Mycobacterium ulcerans Treatment Costs, Australia
Christina Drummond*
and James R.G. Butler†
and James R.G. Butler†
Table 4
Average aggregated cost per case of Mycobacterium ulcerans cases, January 1991–August 1998 (26 cases)
| Cost in Australian dollars, 1997–98 prices (percentage of column total)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs | Mild cases | Moderate case | Severe case | All cases |
| Total direct costs | 6,803 (52) | 16,525 (89) | 27,681 (80) | 14,608 (74) |
| Lost income | 6,226 (47) | 2,054 (11) | 6,390 (18) | 4,980 (25) |
| Transport | 83 (0.6) | 6 (0.0) | 483 (1.4) | 152 (0.8) |
| Total costs | 13,112 (100) | 18,585 (100) | 34,554 (100) | 19,740 (100) |
aAny differences between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.
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