Table 2. Costs and Subsequent Admission Rates for Outpatients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Five Medical Institutions

Item	Study site^a
Item	UPMC	SFMC	MGH	HCHP	VGH
Median cost	$6.10	$54.90	$7.70	$5.40	$7.50
Subsequent hospital admission	13.0%	22.2%	7.9%	2.2%	4.7%

^aUPMC—University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; SFMC—St. Francis Medical Center; MGH—Massachusetts General Hospital; HCHP—Harvard Community Health Plan, Kenmore Center; VGH—Victoria General Hospital.

Source: Gilbert K, Gleason PP, Singer DE, et al. Variations in antimicrobial use and cost in more than 2,000 patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med 1998; 104:17-27.

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