Table 3. Proportion of cases with treatment success for initial M. ulcerans lesions using fluoroquinolone-containing regimens.
Total antibiotics+no antibiotics | Received antibiotics | No antibiotics | P-value | |
All first episodes | 97/111 (87%) | 64/64 (100%) | 33/47 (70%) | p<0.0001 |
Minor surgery | 43/49 (88%) | 20/20 (100%) | 23/29 (79%) | pā=ā0.07 |
Major surgery | 54/62 (87%) | 44/44 (100%) | 10/18 (56%) | p<0.0001 |
Negative margins | 51/55 (93%) | 22/22 (100%) | 29/33 (88%) | pā=ā0.14 |
Positive margins | 44/54 (81%) | 40/40 (100%) | 4/14 (29%) | p<0.0001 |