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. 2013 May;57(5):2252–2258. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00048-13

Table 4.

Clinical efficacies of macrolides against MS M. pneumoniae pneumonia

Treatment group (no. of patients) or parameter No. (%) of patients whose fever disappeared within 48 h after antibiotic administration Avg no. of days of fever after antibiotic administration
AZMa (16) 14 (88) 1.62
CLRb (22) 22 (100) 1.04
P value 0.333 0.058
a

AZM, azithromycin.

b

CLR, clarithromycin.