Table 5.

Costs of the most frequent conditions affecting patients with PI

Condition	Average no. of episodes	Cost per episode	Annual cost
Persistent otitis media	4.2	$528	$2217
Serious sinus and upper respiratory infections	4.6	$1125	$5175
Viral infections	3.7	$1275	$4717
Acute bronchitis	3.1	$1700	$5270
Bacterial pneumonias	2.8	$3552	$9945
Bronchiectasis	4.3	$3165	$13,609
Hospitalization days	19.8	$2480	$49,104
Physician/ER visits	70.8	$180	$12,744
Days on antibiotics	166.2	$10	$1662
School/work days missed	33.9	$195	$6610
Total per patient			$111,053