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Table 4. Hospitalization, Mortality, and Resource Use over a 1-Year Period for HIV Patients Who Developed PCP

Item Taking preventive drugs
Yes No
Number of patients: Hospitalized 11 54
Had an ICU stay 0 10
Died 0 12
Total hospital days 137 800
ICU days 0 202
Total charges $95,932 $753,608

Note: ICU—intensive care unit. PCP—Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Source: Gallant JE, McAvinue SM, Moore RD, et al. The impact of prophylaxis on outcome and resource utilization in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Chest 1995; 107:1018-23.

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