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. 2015 May 1;11(4):818–825. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1011954

Table 2.

Summary of vaccination and healthcare costs in the studiesj,k

  Vaccination cost IPDa hospitalization Non-invasive
Author/Country Currency base Perspective Administration cost PPV23 PCV13 cost hospitalization cost
Smith et al. 24/US 2006 US $ Societal Not reported $43b $128b $20,416 $16,925
Weycker et al. 25/US 2010 US $ Societal and Health care provider $17 $49 $108 $26,434 $32,795d $15,564
Smith et al. 26/US 2006 US $ Societal Not reported $43b $128b $20,416 $16,925
Smith et al. 27/US 2006 US $ Societal Not reported $43b $128b $20,416 $16,925
Cho et al. 28/US 2009 US $ Societal $25 $55.02 $124.37 $25,702-$79,193e $18,380-$26,526e
Boccalini et al. 29/Italy 2012 € Health care provider Not reported €16 ($20.8) €42.5 ($55.25) €4068f-€19,114d ($5288.4f-$24848d) €2680.85 ($3485.1)
Liguori et al. 30/Italy Not reported Health care provider NA Not reported €42.5 ($55.25) €3809 ($4951.7) €3809 ($4951.7)
Rozenbaum et al. 32/Netherlands 2010 € Societal Not reported Not reported €50 ($65) €7105g, -€15,255d ($9236.5g-$19,831.5d) €5194 ($6752.2)
Rozenbaum et al. 31/England 2012 £ Health care provider £7.51 ($12.01) Not reported £56.61 ($90.576) £825h-£8977i ($1320h-$14,363i) £661 ($1057.6)
Pradas et al.33 /Spain 2010 € Health care provider Not reported Not reported €49.91 ($64.88) (ex-factory ) €4093c-€11,202d ($5320.9c-$14,562d) €1983 ($2577.9)

aIPD: Invasive pneumococcal disease.

bInclusive administration cost.

cCost of bacteremia.

dCost of meningitis.

eThe range for hospitalization among different immunocompromised conditions.

fCost of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia.

gCost of pneumococcal bacteremia with a focus.

hCost of short hospital stay.

iCost of long hospital stay.

jAll currencies were converted to US dollar based on €1=$1.3 and £1=$1.6.

kHealthcare costs are in the groups targeted as shown in Table 1.