Table 2 Cost of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis due to norovirus by components. Catalonia, 2010–2011
Item | Closed institutional setting | % | Community setting | % | Weighted mean cost € | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of consultations | 45 | 5.5 | 401 | 20.67 | 56.35/56.65 a | 0.16 consultation/case/year |
Hospitalizations | 2 | 0.245 | 10 | 0.52 | 536 | 4.35 admissions/1000 cases/year |
Treatment prescribed | 267 | 32.7 | 185 | 9.5 | 3/3.01 a | 16.4 % of cases |
Antibiotics | 4 | 0.50 | 17 | 0.83 | 3.34/2.95 a | 0.76 % of cases |
Laboratory diagnosis | ||||||
Polymerase chain reaction | 476 | 58.13 | 589 | 30.36 | 66.25 | 38.64 % of cases |
Bacteriology culture | 476 | 58.13 | 589 | 30.36 | 46.38 | 38.64 % of cases |
Transport of samples | 476 | 58.13 | 589 | 30.36 | 66.70 | 38.64 % of cases |
Surveillance unit time | 76.25 h/outbreak | ---- | € 15.15/h | ----- | 38.22/44.06 a | |
Transportation of cases | 35 (1.2 Km/displacement) | --- | 409 (3 Km/displacement) | ---- | 0.3 €/Km | 0.16 displacement/case |
Work absenteeism | 80 | 9.8 | 142 | 7.32 | € 92.60 | 0.08 days/case |
School absenteeism | ----- | ----- | 231 | 11.9 | 21.25 | 0.084 days/case |
Caregiver needs (days) | 80 (4 h) | 4.9 | 373 (4 h) | 9.6 | 21.25 | 0.082 days/case |
Transport time | 35 displacements (2 h consultation) | ----- | 409 displacements/(2 h consultation) | ----- | €11.317/h | ----- |
Total number of cases | 816 | 29.6 | 1,940 | 70.4 | 2,756 | 18.3×103/cases/year |