TABLE 3.
Investigations.
| Test | Cost |
|
|---|---|---|
| NGN | USD | |
| Blood culture | 1500.00 | 9.74 |
| Screening for malarial parasites | 525.00 | 3.41 |
| Stool culture | 300.00 | 1.95 |
| Urine culture | 250.00 | 1.62 |
| Haematocrit estimation | 3200.00 | 20.78 |
| Full blood count, ESR | 2250.00 | 14.61 |
| Direct Coomb’s test | 500.00 | 3.25 |
| Haemoglobin phenotyping | 300.00 | 1.95 |
| HCV and HBV screening | 2000.00 | 12.99 |
| Chest X-ray | 375.00 | 2.44 |
| Abdominal ultrasound | 1500.00 | 9.74 |
| Plasma electrolyte and urea estimation | 1100.00 | 7.14 |
| Urinalysis |
200.00 |
1.30 |
| Total | 14 000.00 | 90.92 |