Leigh D A
Department of Microbiology, Wycombe General Hospital, Bucks, England.
Chemioterapia. 1988 Dec;7(6):400-5.
The cost of antimicrobial chemotherapy is a major part of the total hospital pharmacy cost. Parenteral administration is considerably more expensive than oral and until recently was the only available therapy for nosocomial and resistant bacterial infections. Apart from the cost of the antimicrobial agent itself, many other factors such as the infusion sets, catheters and cannulae, monitoring of blood to avoid toxicity and other laboratory investigations will influence the costs. The introduction of ciprofloxacin, a new quinolone, with a wide range of bacterial activity which can be prescribed orally, will have economic advantages in the treatment of hospital infections.
抗微生物化疗的费用是医院药房总费用的主要组成部分。肠胃外给药比口服给药昂贵得多，直到最近，它还是治疗医院感染和耐药细菌感染的唯一可用疗法。除了抗微生物药物本身的成本外，许多其他因素，如输液装置、导管和套管、监测血液以避免毒性以及其他实验室检查，都会影响成本。新喹诺酮类药物环丙沙星具有广泛的细菌活性，可口服给药，它的引入将在医院感染治疗中具有经济优势。
