Table 2.
Total cost, mean cost (95% confidence interval), and median cost (interquartile range) of acute respiratory illnesses by virus identification
| Number (%) | Total cost | Mean cost | 95% confidence interval | Median cost | Interquartile range | |
| Influenza A virus | 17 (3.3%) | $15,366 | $904 | $89 to $1719 | $571 | $162, $1023 |
| RSVa | 33 (6.3%) | $10,047 | $304 | $194 to $415 | $198 | $60, $398 |
| Picornaviruses | 197 (37.7%) | $52,597 | $267 | $211 to $323 | $124 | $32, $337 |
| hCoV-NL63b | 6 (1.1%) | $1,508 | $251 | -$77 to $580 | $83 | $30, $625 |
| Adenoviruses | 17 (3.3%) | $4,212 | $248 | $140 to $356 | $185 | $90, $341 |
| PIVsc | 21 (4.0%) | $4,804 | $229 | $104 to $354 | $112 | $84, $291 |
| hMPVd | 15 (2.9%) | $3,284 | $219 | $109 to $328 | $204 | $57, $324 |
| Co-identifications | 51 (9.8%) | $17,503 | $343 | $212 to $475 | $185 | $72, $431 |
| No virus identified | 126 (24.1%) | $39,853 | $316 | $208 to $425 | $151 | $44, $364 |
| No specimen | 40 (7.6%) | $12,281 | $307 | $212 to $402 | $216 | $88, $434 |
| All ARIse | 523 (100.0%) | $161,454f | $309 | $263 to $354 | $156 | $45, $378 |
a Respiratory syncytial virus.
b Human coronavirus NL63.
c Parainfluenza viruses.
d Human metapneumovirus.
e Acute respiratory illnesses.
f Column total does not equal column sum due to rounding.