Table 3.

Estimated costs^a

Patient identifier or parameter	Estimated no. of HIV transmissions
	0-2.5 mo	2.5-6 mo	6-12 mo	Total
1	1.73	0.93	0.76	3.41
2	0	0	0	0
3	0	0	0	0
4	0.58	0.31	0.25	1.14
5	0	0	0	0
Total no. of new cases/time period	2.31	1.23	1.01	4.55
Total cost ($)/time period	889,812	473,796	389,052	1,753,739

^aEstimates are for 12 months following HIV testing and presume that a missed HIV diagnosis results in continued risk behaviors.