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Table 3

From: New Pneumococcal Diagnostics---further ahead or more confused?

Components

Molecular technique Costs

 

Conventional Technique Costs

Total n = 740

Per sample

Total n = 969

Per sample

Recurrent Costs

     

Personnel

46,508.7

62.9

20,336.8

21.0

Cleaning, Electricity, Water, Communication, Security, Building repairs

7,429.7

10.0

6,149.0

6.4

Office supplies

12.8

0.0

23.8

0.0

Laboratory supplies

22,086.0

27.5

18,771.3

19.4

Capital Costs

    

Infrastructure (Building)

1,478.7

2.0

0.0

0.0

Office equipments

36.3

0.1

26.2

0.0

Laboratory Equipments

8,524.3

11.5

553.5

0.6

Total

86,076.5

114.0

45,860.5

47.3