Table 3 Daily cost of antimicrobial agents for nosocomial infections.
From: Daily antibiotic cost of nosocomial infections in a Turkish university hospital
Antimicrobial agents | Number of prescriptions | Daily cost per infected (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Min | Max |
Betalactams | |||
Ampicillin-sulbactam | 20 | 23,92 | 71,76 |
Piperacillin-tazobactam | 48 | 85,95 | 114,6 |
Ticarcillin-clavulanate | 4 | 14,9 | 22,35 |
Carbapenems | |||
   Imipenem | 31 | 100,04 | 150,06 |
   Meropenem | 23 | 179,64 | 359,28 |
Cephalosporins | |||
   Cefepime | 26 | 38,64 | 77,28 |
   Ceftazidime | 18 | 35,82 | 71,64 |
   Cefoperazone-sulbactam | 16 | 40,28 | 80,56 |
   Cefazoline | 10 | 10,02 | 20,04 |
   Ceftriaxone | 3 | 19,7 | 39,4 |
Aminoglycosides* | |||
   Amikacin | 52 | - | 7,96 |
   Netilmicin | 21 | - | 24,48 |
   Tobramycin | 3 | - | 18,56 |
Fluoroquinolones | |||
   Ciprofloxacin | 18 | 49,04 | 98,08 |
   Ofloxacin | 2 | 25,74 | 51,48 |
   Levofloxacin | 1 | 41,07 | 82,14 |
Glycopeptides | |||
   Vancomycin | 13 | 49,64 | 87,27 |
   Teicoplanin | 12 | 71,1 | 142,2 |
Other antibiotics | |||
   Clarithromycin | 4 | 11,57 | 23,14 |
   Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole | 2 | 4,48 | 8,96 |
   Metronidazole | 2 | 5,51 | 10,04 |
Antifungal agents | |||
   Fluconazole | 21 | 8,56 | 34,24 |
Total | 350 | 8,56 | 359,28 |