Variable | Base-case estimate | Ranges for sensitivity analysis | Source |
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Cost | Â | Â | Â |
  Bacteremia per episode | 2666.67 | 793.65–6349.21 | Estimated |
  Meningitis per episode | 3587.3 | 476.19–7936.51 | Estimated |
  Pneumonia per episode | 607.3 | 158.73–1587.3 | Estimated |
  AOM per episode | 111.11 | 31.75–317.46 | Estimated |
     Tympanostomy caused by AOM | 333.33 | Base ± 25% | Estimated |
  Hearing aids per unit | 634.92 | 300–1200 | Estimated |
     Replacement interval (years) | 6 | 3–10 | Estimated |
  Special education for disability per year | 2557.84 | 158.73–3174.6 | Estimated |
     PCV-7 cost per dose | 136.51 | 102.38–170.63 | Estimated |
  Cost of vaccine administration | 1.86 | 0–3.17 | Estimated |
Salary per day | 22.6 | 6.3–27.64 | Estimated |
Work-lost days for disease | Â | Â | Â |
  Bacteremia | 8 | 6–10 | Estimated |
  Meningitis | 9 | 6–12 | Estimated |
  Pneumonia | 7 | 5–9 | Estimated |
  AOM | 5 | 4–8 | Estimated |
Utility | Â | Â | Â |
  Bacteremia | 0.9921 | Base ± 25% | |
  Meningitis | 0.9768 | Base ± 25% | |
  Pneumonia | 0.9921 | Base ± 25% | |
   AOM | 0.995 | Base ± 25% | |
   Tympanostomy caused by AOM | 0.82 | Base ± 25% | |
   Long-term disability | 0.6 | Base ± 25% | |
   Long-term deafness | 0.8 | Base ± 25% | |
   Death | 0 | - |