Table 5.
Total antibiotic cost (ZAR) by prescription category and ward [1 ZAR (South African Rand)=0.14486 USD at the time of study].
| Ward | Category | Including deaths | Excluding deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | ||
| Medical | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 96.6 | 106.3 | 67.8 | 102.6 | 112.7 | 71.5 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 139.0 | 110.4 | 107.0 | 133.1 | 96.6 | 103.4 | |
| Surgical | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 196.8 | 175.2 | 138.1 | 208.0 | 175.5 | 161.3 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 347.8 | 405.3 | 236.3 | 355.6 | 406.8 | 248.1 | |
| All patients | |||||||
| Outpatient | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 6.5 | - | - | - | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 8.8 | 8.9 | 5.6 | - | - | - | |
SD, standard deviation.