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Table 1 Incidence and mortality of resistant infections per 100,000, and the excess direct cost per resistant infection

From: Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use

 

Mortality per 100,000

Infections per 100,000

Direct medical costs per infection

Thailand [18]

US [14]

Thailand

US

Thailand (US$) [17]

US (US$) [15]

S.aureus

4.1

3.5

29.5

25.2

1551

1415

E. coli

0.9

0.2

13.3

3.3

956

1415

K. pneumoniae

0.4

0.5

6.5

7.8

956

1415

A. baumanii

22.4

0.2

326.9

2.3

1749

1415

P.aeruginosa

0.4

0.1

6.1

2.1

1601

1415

TOTAL

28.2

4.6

382.3

40.7

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