The economic burden of Clostridium difficile S.M. McGlone, R.R. Bailey, S.M. Zimmer, M.J. Popovich, Y. Tian, P. Ufberg, R.R. Muder, B.Y. Lee Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 282-289 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03571.x Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
FIG. 1 General decision model tree structure. *Give Tapered Vanomycin. ♦Use treatment strategy that was effective for prior episode. Treatment change: from metronidazole to vancomycin; no treatment change for vancomycin. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2012 18, 282-289DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03571.x) Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
FIG. 2 Tornado diagrams showing the effect of each variable on the cost per CDI case from (a) the hospital perspective, (b) the third-party payer perspective, and (c) the societal perspective. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2012 18, 282-289DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03571.x) Copyright © 2012 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions