Table 5 Summary of cost related to the antibiotics stewardship programme (ASP). All costs are in US$
Post-ASP periodPre-ASP periodNet savingNet saving/100 patients treatedNet saving/1000 patient-days
Direct ASP cost71293.80.071293.8
Indirect ASP cost472934.4473074.1−139.7
Antibiotics cost1104693.61485592.7−380899.0−2535.5−2754.0
Net cost related to ASP1648921.81958666.8−309745.0−2350.4−2182.2