Cost-effectiveness of ceftazidime/avibactam plus metronidazole versus meropenem as first-line empiric therapy for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: A study based on the in-vitro surveillance data in China

Background: With the increase in drug resistance rates of pathogens isolated from complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs), ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ-AVI) is increasingly used clinically. However, given the high drug cost and the fact that not yet covered by the health insurance payment, this...

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Main Authors: Xiaoping Shi, Jie Fu, Xiaoyu Li, Qianzhou Lv, Xu Wan, Qing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000199