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. 2015 Jul 8;2(3):ofv100. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofv100

Table 1.

Outcomes by Treatment Group and Illness Duration at the Time of Treatment Initiation

Placebo Drug P Value
Late treatment (48–119 hours)
 Time from treatment initiation to symptom resolution, median days (95% CI) 4 (3.5, 5) 4 (3.5, 5) .5
 Probability of symptom resolution on day 3–4 of treatment (95% CI) 0.32 (0.17, 0.46) 0.37 (0.27, 0.47) .5
 Probability of symptom resolution on day 7 of treatment (95% CI) 0.86 (0.74, 0.97) 0.81 (0.73, 0.89) .6
 Probability of positive RT-PCR on day 3–4 of treatment (95% CI) 0.11 (0.01, 0.21) 0.13 (0.06, 0.20) .8
 Mean severity score*, median (IQR) 5.7 (2.5, 4.8) 6.1 (4.9, 7.7) .5
 Maximum severity score*, median (IQR) 11.5 (8, 14) 12 (9, 15) .2
Early and late treatment (<120 hours)
 Time from treatment initiation to symptom resolution, median days (95% CI) 4 (3.5, 4.5) 4 (3.5, 5) .4
 Probability of symptom resolution on day 3–4 of treatment (95% CI) 0.35 (0.21, 0.48) 0.39 (0.30, 0.48) .6
 Probability of symptom resolution on day 7 of treatment (95% CI) 0.89 (0.80, 0.98) 0.82 (0.75, 0.89) .2
 Probability of positive RT-PCR on day 3–4 of treatment (95% CI) 0.15 (0.05, 0.25) 0.18 (0.10, 0.25) .6
 Mean severity score*, median (IQR) 5.8 (4.8, 7.7) 6.1 (5.0, 7.7) .6
 Maximum severity score*, median (IQR) 11.5 (7.5, 14) 12 (10, 15) .2

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; RT-PCR, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.

*Patients aged ≥24 month, highest possible severity score was 24.