TABLE 2.
Time elapsed until the symptoms have disappeared after the administration of antibiotics for scrub typhus in a comparative study of telithromycin and doxycycline regimens
| Symptom (unit) | Time until symptom disappeared for paitents in treatment groupa:
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|---|---|---|
| Telithromycin (n = 47) | Doxycycline (n = 45) | |
| Fever (h) | 20.45 ± 12.9 | 22.60 ± 21.44 |
| Headache (days) | 3.67 ± 3.37 | 3.0 ± 2.14 |
| Myalgia (days) | 3.74 ± 3.98 | 4.12 ± 7.24 |
| Rash (days) | 6.56 ± 5.10 | 7.56 ± 4.24 |
a
There were no significant differences in time elapsed until symptoms disappeared between the two groups (P > 0.05). Values are means ± SD.