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Assessing costs of CAP hospitalisation aids in economic evaluation of preventive interventions and guides policy decisions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We estimated resource utilisation rates and costs from a societal perspective among adults aged &gt;60 years admitted with CAP in eight public and eight private hospitals in four Indian cities (ie, National Capital Region\u2014Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Chennai) from December 2018 to March 2020. We interviewed patients, reviewed medical records and bills to estimate resources used, direct medical cost of diagnosis and treatment; direct non-medical cost of travel, lodging and food; and indirect cost of patients and caregivers\u2019 lost income from admission to discharge. 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Regression analysis showed that cost was higher in hospitalisation in private hospitals, those requiring ICU care and among persons with comorbid conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Substantial resources were used, and costs were incurred during CAP hospitalisation among older adults. 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