Table 1. Clinical cure rates for cellulitis/erysipelas.
| Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Othera | Sulfonamide | Penicillin |
| Overall, proportion of patients cured | 1520/2294 | 1423/1573 | 196/200 |
| Percentage of patients cured (95% CI) | 66 (64–68) | 91 (89–92) | 98 (96–99) |
| Effect size, % (95% CI) | … | 24 (21–28) | 32 (28–36) |
| Lower limit of effect size,b % | … | … | 28 |
Note. CI, confidence interval. This table is available in its entirety in the online version of the journal.
a
“Other” refers to nonantimicrobial therapies, including topical creams (eg, magnesium sulfate, glycerin, etc.), blood transfusion, injection of anti-streptococcal serum into lesions, X-ray or ultraviolet therapy, or bacteriophage therapy.
b
Lower limit of effect size is calculated by subtracting the upper bound of the 95% CI of cure with no antibiotic therapy (68%) from the lower bound of the 95% CI of cure with penicillin (96%).