Cost results in the adherent and nonadherent group
| Adherence to guidelines | p-value | |||
| Yes | No | |||
| Overall treatment cost | 257.9; 190.9 (113.6–303.3) | 289.3; 181.1 (114.5–311.3) | 0.8 | |
| Antibiotics | 176.8; 139.3 (82.8–227.4) | 170.8; 135.2 (73.6–236.8) | 0.6 | |
| Other | 80.3; 38.0 (14.9–68.3) | 118.5; 37.7 (22.4–69.6) | 0.3 | |
| Diagnostic/laboratory test | 355.8; 291.5 (216.7–393.7) | 349.2; 283.0 (213.5–391.0) | 0.6 | |
| Hospital stay | 1387.3; 1142.9 (857.2–1750.1) | 1441.0; 1285.8 (857.2–1714.4) | 0.7 | |
| Total costs | 2001.1; 1665.5 (1294.8–2513.1) | 2079.6; 1710.5 (1181.2–2366.7) | 0.8 | |
Data are presented as mean; median (25th–75th percentiles). Costs are provided in Euros.