Table 1.

Costs in available cases

Mean cost	Control (N=2271)	RAPIDO (N=2197)	Difference (95% CI)*
Intervention cost	–	£7	+£7
Antimicrobial cost	£272	£292	+£18	(−£6 to £46)
7-day ward costs	£3805	£3757	−£49	(−£182 to £85)
Total 7-day costs	£4077	£4055	−£22	(−£163 to £112)
28-day ward costs	£9325	£9282	−£43	(−£557 to £471)
Total 28-day costs	£9597	£9580	−£17	(−£537 to £503)

*CIs around mean differences calculated from unadjusted linear regression.

RAPIDO, RAPId Diagnosis on Outcome.