2011•Chinese Journal of Clinical Rational Drug UseRequires access

Cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic in treatment of community-acquired pneumonia

Ma Kai

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Objective To analyze the cost-effectiveness of 3 kinds of antibiotic in treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.Methods 63 cases of community-acquired pneumonia were randomly divided into group A,B,and C(21 cases in each) ,group A was treated with cefoperazone sulbactam;group B with amoxicillin;group C was treated with azithromycin.Clinical effect in the 3 groups were compared,and the cost-effectiveness was analyzed.Results Total effect rates in group A and B were higher than those in group C,and group A was higher than group B,and the differences were statistically significant(P0.05) .Group C was regarded as control,C/E of group A was 55.0,and 40.1 of group B.Conclusion Amoxicillin in treatment of community-acquired pneumonia is the best solution.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Community-acquired pneumonia, Amoxicillin, Azithromycin, Cefoperazone, Pneumonia, Group B, Internal medicine