Table 3.
Total number of SUS hospitalizations due to neonatal sepsis in Brazil in the period 2008‒2018 and average, maximum and minimum cost (in US dollars), according to the Unified Health System, according to the different etiological agents.
| Hospitalizations, n (%) | Mean cost | Maximum cost | Minimum cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified agents | 42,182 (88.8%) | 3312.40 | 55,680.52 | 101.95 |
| Unspecified staphylococci | 1792 (3.8%) | 3694.90 | 28,515.92 | 163.86 |
| Other staphylococci | 1676 (3.5%) | 3282.69 | 29,051.73 | 347.45 |
| Gram negative | 1029 (2.2%) | 4435.94 | 41,242.73 | 189.61 |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 304 (0.6%) | 2418.00 | 26,332.00 | 181.36 |
| Stafilococcus aureus | 240 (0.5%) | 4243.33 | 21,127.02 | 167.09 |
| Streptococcus not specified | 225 (0.5%) | 2420.51 | 15,821.33 | 185.82 |
| Anaerobes | 81 (0.2%) | 3778.25 | 12,608.04 | 325.82 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 25 (0.1%) | 3223.29 | 12,637.10 | 456.14 |
| Total | 47,554 (100.0%) | 3345.59 | 55,680.52 | 101.95 |
Mean hospitalization costs differences among different agents: Kruskal-Wallis; p-value < 0.001. Pairwise post-hoc comparisons: Gram negative > streptococci; Gram negative > unspecified agents; Stafilococcus aureus > streptococci; Stafilococcus aureus > unspecified agents; Listeria > streptococci; Listeria > unspecified agents. All post-hoc tests with p-value < 0.001.