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. 2012 Oct 20;19(3):447–455. doi: 10.1007/s10156-012-0501-9

Table 2.

EAC-assessed clinical and microbiological success rate for MITT-MRSA at TOC

Analysis group and disease type Daptomycin 4 mg/kg qd Vancomycin 1 g bid
n/Na Success % (95 % CIb) n/Na Success % (95 % CIb) P valueg
Clinical success
 MITT-MRSA 45/55 81.8 (69.1–90.9) 16/19 84.2 (60.4–96.6) 0.593
 Deep skin infectionc 4/6 66.7 0/0 0.0
 Wound or burnd 31/38 81.6 11/13 84.6 0.597
 Erosion or ulcere 9/9 100.0 4/5 80.0 0.090
 Other infectionf 1/2 50.0 1/1 100.0 0.760
Microbiological success
 MITT-MRSA 31/55 56.4 (42.3–69.7) 9/19 47.4 (24.4–71.1) 0.250
 Deep skin infectionc 4/6 66.7 0/0 0.0
 Wound or burnd 23/38 60.5 7/13 53.8 0.338
 Erosion or ulcere 4/9 44.4 2/5 40.0 0.438
 Other infectionf 0/2 0.0 0/1 0.0 0.500

qd once daily, bid twice daily, EAC Efficacy Adjudication Committee, MITT modified intent-to-treat, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, TOC test-of-cure

an/N number of patients with an EAC-assessed clinical or microbiological success/number of patients in the analysis population

bCalculated using the Clopper–Pearson method

cIncluding cellulitis and abscess-related disease

dIncluding secondary infections of wounds, surgical wounds, burns, and gastric fistulas

eIncluding secondary infections of diabetic and nondiabetic ulcers and decubitus

fIncluding impetigo contagiosa, pyoderma, and genital psoriasis

gP value is based on Miettinen and Nurminen methods