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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 23.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2010 May 14;28(29):4653–4660. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.069

Table 2.

Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios (ICERs) for Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) Vaccination

All Staphylococcus. aureus Model

Cost of Vaccine S. aureus Attack Rate (AR) Vaccine Efficacy
0.1 0.25 0.5 0.75 0.9
$100

0.1% 71,609 33,293 15,406 8,405 78,99
1% 6,252 2,450 996 566 364
2% 3,182 1,031 299 47 ***
5% 956 138 *** *** ***
10% 292 *** *** *** ***

$200

0.1% 128,392 48,743 25,668 21,873 16,753
1% 13,321 5,522 2,625 1,514 1,187
2% 6,715 2,542 1,064 542 376
5% 2,520 716 150 *** ***
10% 1,041 137 *** *** ***

$300

0.1% 175,146 84,725 38,733 29,151 23,423
1% 23,178 7,756 4,025 2,545 1,959
2% 10,214 3,959 1,819 987 785
5% 4,056 1,382 434 149 47
10% 1,782 420 *** *** ***

$500

0.1% 320,971 176,788 63,407 50,172 47,581
1% 39,368 14,358 6,892 4,384 3,636
2% 17,842 6,879 3,053 1,882 1,672
5% 6,878 2,388 1,030 522 377
10% 3,284 1,034 285 58 ***

$1,000

0.1% 813,431 28,3074 143,605 96,925 81,078
1 65,770 27,265 13,885 9,117 7,611
2% 37,497 14,347 6,673 4,678 3,601
5% 13,064 5,539 2,448 1,514 1,197
10% 6,668 2,492 1,015 544 359
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) –specific Model

Cost of Vaccine MRSA Attack Rate (AR) Vaccine Efficacy
0.1 0.25 0.5 0.75 0.9

$100

0.1% 113,220 33,489 13,317 9,110 6,745
1% 5,564 2,213 861 470 334
2% 3,122 889 308 72 5
5% 912 173 *** *** ***
10% 252 *** *** *** ***

$200

0.1% 622,854 33,580 25,443 16,698 14,459
1% 10,251 5,166 2,014 1,287 1,062
2% 6,397 1,926 973 497 324
5% 4,230 711 158 *** ***
10% 851 138 *** *** ***

$300

0.1% 152,563 207,014 54,506 23,525 20,621
1% 26,561 7,974 3,478 2,187 1,783
2% 8,232 4,414 1,454 931 703
5% 3,210 1,296 379 153 69
10% 1,617 431 22 *** ***

$500

0.1% 492,442 97,543 56,458 48,635 32,205
1% 25,355 12,792 6,244 3,813 3,273
2% 16,960 5,924 2,764 1,689 1,475
5% 5,404 2,151 944 478 349
10% 2,578 910 268 62 2

$1,000

0.1% 503,609 273,739 195,166 87,632 73,933
1% 88,168 24,679 12,854 8,391 6,628
2% 31,983 11,657 6,264 3,741 3,115
5% 12,949 4,826 2,059 1,383 1,029
10% 5,521 2359 975 482 346

Values shaded in light grey are cost-effective (≤$50,000/QALY)

Values shaded in dark grey with *** indicate that vaccination is the dominant strategy