Table 2.

Economic costs of patients with 3GCREC and 3GCSEC for potential confounding variables.

Confounding Variables	Hospital Cost ($)	3GCSEC			3GCREC			Difference			p Value
		Median	95% CI		Median	95% CI		Median	95% CI
Excluding LOS before culture	Total hospital cost	3867	3558	4185	5233	4737	5638	1366	1179	1453	<0.000
	Antibiotic cost	126	99	143	278	246	311	152	146	168	<0.000
	Medication cost	1418	1286	1563	2045	1863	2279	627	577	715	<0.000
	Diagnostic cost	873	844	914	955	901	992	81	57	79	<0.000
	Treatment cost	778	719	858	1142	1043	1250	363	324	393	<0.000
	Material cost	187	160	225	321	289	368	134	129	143	<0.000
	Other costs	8	8	9	9	8	10	1	0	1	0.003
Including LOS before culture	Total hospital cost	4057	3791	4435	5197	4733	5662	1140	942	1227	<0.000
	Antibiotic cost	132	108	150	260	235	297	127	127	147	<0.000
	Medication cost	1522	1385	1689	2037	1840	2281	515	456	592	<0.000
	Diagnostic cost	886	848	916	953	909	1002	67	61	85	<0.000
	Treatment cost	841	773	934	1111	1018	712	271	245	296	<0.000
	Material cost	199	172	238	306	273	352	107	101	114	<0.000
	Other costs	8	7	9	9	8	10	1	1	1	0.0213

3GCREC: third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli; 3GCSEC: third-generation cephalosporin-susceptible E. coli; LOS: length of stay; CI: certainty interval.