% cases consult GP*
| | | | | |
Varicella | 0–4 | 36% | RCGP | 48% | RCGP |
| 5–14 | 26% | RCGP | 45% | RCGP |
| 15–44 | 30% | RCGP | 72% | RCGP |
| 45–64 | 48% | RCGP | 100% | RCGP |
| 65+ | 57% | RCGP | 100% | RCGP |
Hospitalisations per case
| | | | |
Varicella† | 0–4 | 0.4% | HES | 0.5% | HES |
| 5–14 | 0.1% | HES | 0.2% | HES |
| 15–44 | 0.6% | HES | 0.8% | HES |
| 45–64 | 1.4% | HES | 1.9% | HES |
| 65+ | 3.1% | HES | 5.8% | HES |
Zoster† | 0–4 | 1.1% | HES | 1.4% | HES |
| 5–14 | 0.7% | HES | 1.0% | HES |
| 15–44 | 0.5% | HES | 0.8% | HES |
| 45–64 | 0.6% | HES | 1.2% | HES |
| 65+ | 2.3% | HES | 5.0% | HES |
Length of stay (days)
| | | | |
Varicella† | 0–4 | 2.2 | HES | 2.7 | HES |
| 5–14 | 3.0 | HES | 3.6 | HES |
| 15–44 | 4.0 | HES | 4.8 | HES |
| 45–64 | 5.8 | HES | 7.9 | HES |
| 65+ | 10.6 | HES | 15.8 | HES |
Zoster† | 0–4 | 3.5 | HES | 5.3 | HES |
| 5–14 | 3.4 | HES | 3.4 | HES |
| 15–44 | 4.6 | HES | 6.1 | HES |
| 45–64 | 5.2 | HES | 8.7 | HES |
| 65+ | 13.5 | HES | 17.4 | HES |
Case fatality
| | | | |
Varicella‡ | 0–4 | 0.0006% | ONS | 0.0017% | ONS |
| 5–14 | 0.0004% | ONS | 0.0006% | ONS |
| 15–44 | 0.0063% | ONS | 0.0167% | ONS |
| 45–64 | 0.0733% | ONS | 0.1011% | ONS |
| 65+ | 0.3880% | ONS | 0.8536% | ONS |
Zoster‡ | 0–4 | 0.0000% | ONS | 0.0000% | ONS |
| 5–14 | 0.0000% | ONS | 0.0068% | ONS |
| 15–44 | 0.0000% | ONS | 0.0086% | ONS |
| 45–64 | 0.0012% | ONS | 0.0035% | ONS |
| 65+ | 0.0403% | ONS | 0.0831% | ONS |
PHN per zoster case
| | | | |
| 0–4 | 0.0% | [17] | 0.0% | [17] |
| 5–14 | 0.0% | [17] | 1.7% | [17] |
| 15–44 | 2.6% | [17] | 4.9% | [17] |
| 45–64 | 10.0% | [17] | 11.9% | [17] |
| 65+ | 28.7% | [17] | 33.4% | [17] |
Duration of PHN
| 339 | [17] | 781 | [17] |
QALY lost per case
| | | | |
Varicella | 0–14 | 0.01% | Study§ | 0.64% | Study§ |
| 15+ | 0.32% | Study¶ | 1.02% | [17]†† |
Zoster | 0.85% | [17]** | 1.67% | [17]†† |
Cost estimates
| −25% Base | | +25% Base | |
Reported history of chickenpox |
Sensitivity | | 90% | [28] | 99% | Assumption |
Specificity | | 50% | [29] | 80% | [4] |