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Antibiotic cost per day of hospitalization (ZAR per day) 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 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 11.4 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 15.4 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 11.7 | |
| Surgical | Appropriate | ||||||
| A1+A2 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 11.5 | |
| Inappropriate | |||||||
| B+F | 17.0 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 12.5 | |
SD, standard deviation.
