TABLE 2.

Extrapolation of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infection (NRSV) cost to the national level

Variable
1. Canadian population younger than one year of age, 2009 [21], n	400,000.00
2. CRSV admission rate per year per 100,000 persons [5]	2000.00
3. Total annual CRSV admissions = (1) × (2)/100,000	8000.00
4. Cost of treating NRSV per CRSV admission ($CAN)	$993.00
5. Annual NRSV cost ($CAN)	$7,944,000.00

Numbers in square brackets refer to references. $CAN 2007/2008 Canadian dollars; CRSV Community-acquired respiratory syncytial virus infection