Table 6.

Societal cost (mean per patient). 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.

	IV ceftriaxone (n = 62)	Oral ciprofloxacin (n = 66)	Overall	T test P value
Societal cost	$20,569 (18,296–22,842)	$16,378 (14,620–18,136)	$18,408 (16,954–19,862)	0.004
Formal healthcare sector costs	$18,785 (16,597–20,973)	$15,013 (13,292–16,734)	$16,840 (15,438–18,243)	0.008
Informal healthcare sector costs	$172 (113–231)	$136 (102–169)	$153 (120–186)	0.29
Non-healthcare sector costs	$1612 (809–2416)	$1229 (611–1848)	$1415 (918–1912)	0.45