TABLE 4.

Sensitivity analysis results

	Linezolid group*			Vancomycin IV Group*
Sensititvity analysis	Hospital cost	Nonhospital cost	Total cost	Hospital cost	Nonhospital cost	Total cost
Conservative switch therapy eligibility for linezolid group	$7,694	$442	$8,136	$7,846	$597	$8,444
No early discharge eligibility for linezolid patients	$8,462	$316	$8,778	$7,846	$597	$8,444
Increased hospitalization cost ($1,002/day)	$17,326	$442	$17,768	$18,324	$597	$18,921
Decreased hospital anti-infective costs (-20%)	$7,505	$442	$7,947	$7,744	$597	$8,342
Increased hospital anti-infective costs (20%)	$7,882	$442	$8,325	$7,948	$597	$8,545

^*Costs expressed as cost per patient. IV Intravenous