Resource use and costs of screening and isolation in US$ (2007).

1 The time required to estimate the risk of being a carrier was based on factors such as hospital admission within last 12 months or transfer from another healthcare facility (only in case of selective screening).2 Annual cost based on Smartcycler (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA), straight line depreciation using an interest rate of 4%, a cost of $35,000, a lifetime of 10 years and a resale value of 20%.3 Total $1.04, including gloves ($0.057), gown ($0.46), mask ($0.27), hair cap ($0.049), disinfectant 75 mL ($0.20) required for each of 12 entries into an isolation room per day.4 Additional cleaning costs are only incurred in case of a positive finding.Labor costs are based on nationwide average hourly wages for registered nurses ($29.8), physicians ($66.3), clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ($24.4) and janitors and cleaners ($11.9). (source: bureau of labor statistics, US department of labor). A 24.3% administration overhead was applied to all labor costs [36]. Prices of consumables were provided by manufacturers.