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Table 2 Cost-utility ratios of providing RSV immunoprophylaxis to infants by risk group and by annual hospitalizations in children aged 0–2 years old (a)

From: Should we use Palivizumab immunoprophylaxis for infants against respiratory syncytial virus? – a cost-utility analysis

Risk Group

Annual hospitalizations in children aged 0–2 years

2700

2945

3200

Cost per DALY including asthma

Cost per DALY including asthma

Cost per DALY including asthma

CHD

$223,687

$218,968

$214,347

CLD

$303,658

$287,057

$268,242

<29

$246,594

$226,900

$208,765

29–32

$369,551

$347,593

$327,141

33–36

$1,211,273

$1,149,584

$1,092,860

No risk

$3,217,414

$3,023,294

$2,849,644

  1. acost-effectiveness threshold is $105,986 per averted DALY