Notation

Calculation

Unit

Amount

(A + B1 + C1)

+ Daily lost over 10 days

CHF

50.--

+ Microbiology

CHF

30--

+ Resistancy test

CHF

50.--

+ 1. Choice Amoxicillin (61.-- * (P = 0.4 (success))

CHF

24.40

+ 2. Choice Chlortetracycline (66.-- * (P = 0.52 * (1 − 0.4) (success after 1. Choice)

CHF

20.59

+ 3. Choice Marboxyl (72.50 * (P = 0.95 * (1 − (0.52 * (1 − 0.4))) (success after 2. Choice)

CHF

47.39

Total

CHF

222.38

(A + B2 + C2)

+ Daily lost over 10 days

CHF

50.--

+ Chlortetracyclin

CHF

61.--

Total

CHF

116.--

D+

Calf survived

CHF

0.--

D−

Calf lost

CHF

500.--

E

+ Daily lost over 10 days

CHF

50.--

+ Amoxicillin

CHF

61.--

Total

CHF

111.--

F

+ Daily lost over 10 days

CHF

50.--

+ Marboxyl

CHF

72.50

Total

CHF

122.50

PD1

P

0.98

PD3

P

0.52

PE4

P

0.4

PE5

P

0.95

G = (A + B1 + C1 + D+) * PD1

CHF

217.93

H = (A + B1 + C1 + D−) * P1−D1

CHF

14.45

J = (A + B2 + C2 + D+) * PD3

CHF

60.32

K = (A + B2 + C2 + D+) * P1−D3 + ((E + D+) * PE4)

CHF

100.38

L = ((A + B2 + C2 + D+) * P1−D3) + ((E + D+) * P1−E4) + ((F + D+) * PE5))

CHF

238.66

M = ((A + B2 + C2 + D+) * P1−D3)+ ((E + D+) * P1−E4) + ((F + D+) * P1−E5)

CHF

153.41

G + H = 217.93 + 14.45

CHF

232.38

J + K + L + M = 60.32 + 100.08 + 238.66 + 153.41

CHF

552.47

G + H = Costs of treatment with antibiogram

%

42

G + K + L + M = Costs of treatment with “try and error” method

%

100

Gain by treatment with antibiogram

%

58