The Attributable Direct Medical Cost of Healthcare Associated Infection Caused by Multidrug Resistance Organisms in 68 Hospitals of China

Table 4

The subitem of direct medical cost due to MDRO HAI.

Subitem	N	Case group; (Average, US$)	Control group; (Average, US$)	Attributable medical cost; (Average, US$)	t	P
Medication cost	359	2208.99	751.27	1457.72	17.15	<0.01
Antimicrobial cost	75	556.28	188.80	367.48	6.42	<0.01
Therapeutic cost	336	481.05	142.85	338.20	14.10	<0.01
Laboratory cost	359	474.56	209.75	264.82	16.48	<0.01
Bed cost	336	165.61	58.79	106.82	19.42	<0.01
Operating cost	137	410.67	321.73	88.94	4.19	<0.01
Inspection cost	330	205.78	117.22	88.56	7.15	<0.01
Nursing cost	335	108.14	33.85	74.29	16.27	<0.01