Table 1.

Unit Prices (US$ in 2015) by Resource Item and Source of Unit Price

Resource Item	Supplies	Staff	Capital	Total	Source
Costs per bed-day	9.45	37.06	1.14	47.64	Costing study
Lumber puncture, per time	0.94	7.49	1.14	9.57	Costing study
Biochemistry, per test
Total bilirubin	1.9	2.63	0.27	4.8	Costing study
C-reactive protein	5.77	2.63	0.27	8.67	Costing study
Alanine transaminase	4.04	2.63	0.27	6.94	Costing study
Magnesium	2.05	2.63	0.27	4.95	Costing study
Urea	1.94	2.63	0.27	4.84	Costing study
Creatinine	1.83	2.63	0.27	4.73	Costing study
Proteinuria	1.96	2.63	0.27	4.86	Costing study
Microbiology, per test
Urine culture: negative	1.5	5.92	0.43	7.84	Costing study
Urine culture: positive	2.08	8.65	0.43	11.16	Costing study
Blood culture: negative	1.03	6.17	0.55	7.74	Costing study
Blood culture: positive	3.39	9.79	0.55	13.73	Costing study
Sputum culture: negative	2.13	4.4	0.45	6.98	Costing study
Sputum culture: positive	4.04	8.02	0.45	12.5	Costing study
CSF: negative	9.06	13.15	0.46	22.66	Costing study
CSF: positive	9.98	15.88	0.46	26.31	Costing study
Full blood count, per test	32.28	4.04	0.28	36.59	Costing study
CD4 count, per test	7.38	9.04	1.37	17.79	Costing study
CM-specific treatment
Trial drug
Fluconazole per 1200 mg	0.55			0.55	Provider
Flucytosine per 500 mg	1.53			1.53	Provider
Amphotericin B per 1 mg	1.18			1.18	Provider
Antibiotics
Flucloxacillin per day	0.2			0.2	Pharmacy
Gentamicin per day	0.26			0.26	Pharmacy
Ceftriaxone per ampoule	0.52			0.52	Pharmacy
Amoxicillin/ampicillin per ampoule	0.066			0.066	Pharmacy
Doxycycline per day	0.038			0.038	Pharmacy
Erythromycin per day	0.144			0.144	Pharmacy
Ciprofloxacin per day	0.10			0.10	Pharmacy
Other intervention
Potassium	0.105			0.105	Pharmacy
Magnesium	1.45			1.45	Pharmacy
Blood transfusion per unit	35			35	Hospital department
Potassium	2.90			2.90	Costing study
Sodium	2.90			2.90	Costing study

Abbreviations: CM, cryptoccocal meningitis; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.