TABLE 1.
Treatment interventions.
| S/No. | Period | Treatment | Cost |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGN | USD | |||
| 1 | First week | I/V ciprofloxacin & I/M gentamicin | 3780.00 | 24.55 |
| 2 | Second week | I/V ceftazidime & I/M gentamicin | 10 920.00 | 70.91 |
| 3 | Third/Fourth week | I/V ceftriaxone & I/M gentamicin | 8500.00 | 55.19 |
| 4 | Fifth week | I/V amoxicillin/clavulanate & I/M gentamicin | 6800.00 | 44.16 |
| 5 | Sixth week | I/V imipenem/cilastatin | 50 400.00 | 327.27 |
| 6 |
- |
Blood transfusions |
9500.00 |
61.69 |
| Total cost | 89900.00 | 583.77 | ||
S/No., Serial number; NGN, Nigerian Naira; USD, United States Dollar; I/V, intravenous; I/M, intramuscular.