Table 3.

Costs used in the model^*

Cost variable		References
IMAI Assessment, $ per test
Labor	1.02	J. A. Crump, pers. comm., 2014,16
Total	1.02
Laboratory assessment for sepsis
Negative blood culture, $ per test		J. A. Crump, pers. comm., 2014
Reagents and Supplies	6.20
Labor	2.27
Indirect costs	1.79
Equipment	1.15
Total cost negative blood culture	11.41
Positive blood culture, $ per test		J. A. Crump, pers. comm., 2014
Reagents and supplies	10.26
Labor	6.85
Indirect costs	1.79
Equipment	1.15
Subtotal	20.05
ID and susceptibilities, $ per test		J. A. Crump, pers. comm., 2014
Reagents and supplies	44.02
Labor	6.10
Indirect costs	1.79
Subtotal	51.91
Total cost positive blood culture	71.96
Cost of antimicrobial treatment, $ per case		7,17
Generic antimicrobials
Emergency dose	0.59
Standard treatment	12.63
Total cost generic antimicrobials	13.22
Evidence-based antimicrobials, $ per case
Emergency dose	4.41
Standard treatment	22.05
Total cost evidence-based antimicrobials	26.46

IMAI = Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness.

^*Costs adjusted to 2011 U.S. dollars ($) values using gross domestic product (GDP) deflator.