Table 4

Comparison of potential cost of palivizumab administration with actual cost of hospitalisation for RSV positive or RSV unknown LRTI

Treatment category Number of infants Cost of prophylaxis Number of admissions Hospitalisation cost
1. Infants <2 y with CLD on home oxygen8£33 8881£30 072
2. Infants <2 y with CLD who have stopped oxygen in prior 6 months31£131 3164£13 644
3. Infants <1 y born at <29 weeks gestation7£29 6520£0
4. Infants <6 months born at 29–32 weeks gestation41£173 6761£472
All87£368 5326£44 188