Table 3.
Daily cost of antimicrobial agents for nosocomial infections.
| Antimicrobial agents | Number of prescriptions | Daily cost per infected (US$) | |
| Min | Max | ||
| Betalactams | |||
| Ampicillin-sulbactam | 20 | 23,92 | 71,76 |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 48 | 85,95 | 114,6 |
| Ticarcillin-clavulanate | 4 | 14,9 | 22,35 |
| Carbapenems | |||
| Imipenem | 31 | 100,04 | 150,06 |
| Meropenem | 23 | 179,64 | 359,28 |
| Cephalosporins | |||
| Cefepime | 26 | 38,64 | 77,28 |
| Ceftazidime | 18 | 35,82 | 71,64 |
| Cefoperazone-sulbactam | 16 | 40,28 | 80,56 |
| Cefazoline | 10 | 10,02 | 20,04 |
| Ceftriaxone | 3 | 19,7 | 39,4 |
| Aminoglycosides* | |||
| Amikacin | 52 | - | 7,96 |
| Netilmicin | 21 | - | 24,48 |
| Tobramycin | 3 | - | 18,56 |
| Fluoroquinolones | |||
| Ciprofloxacin | 18 | 49,04 | 98,08 |
| Ofloxacin | 2 | 25,74 | 51,48 |
| Levofloxacin | 1 | 41,07 | 82,14 |
| Glycopeptides | |||
| Vancomycin | 13 | 49,64 | 87,27 |
| Teicoplanin | 12 | 71,1 | 142,2 |
| Other antibiotics | |||
| Clarithromycin | 4 | 11,57 | 23,14 |
| Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole | 2 | 4,48 | 8,96 |
| Metronidazole | 2 | 5,51 | 10,04 |
| Antifungal agents | |||
| Fluconazole | 21 | 8,56 | 34,24 |
| Total | 350 | 8,56 | 359,28 |
* dosage given as once-daily.