Table 3.

Parameters Used to Estimate Transmission Costs and Savings

	Point Estimate	Low	High	Source
CRAB incidence	43,200			ECDC
Reduced transmission rate	40%			Estimated
Cost of treating resistant case	€14,913	€1,000	€25,685	Adapted from SR
CRAB mortality rate	20%			SR, ICU estimates
Life-years gained from avoided infection	12			SR, ICU estimates
Utility value of quality of life gained from avoided infection	0.8			SR, ICU estimates

CRAB, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; ICU, intensive care unit; SR, Spellberg and Rex.²⁸