Table 3.
Proportion of Enteric Fever Patients With Treatment Failure by Culture Result and Treatment
| Treatment Arm | Culture Negative | Culture Positive | Salmonella Typhi | Salmonella Paratyphi A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | n (%) | Total | n (%) | Total | n (%) | Total | n (%) | |
| Gatifloxacin | 617 | 9 (1.5) | 440 | 36 (8.2) | 298 | 26 (8.7) | 142 | 10 (7.0) |
| Cefixime | 105 | 10 (9.5) | 77 | 26 (33.8) | 54 | 19 (35.2) | 23 | 7 (30.4) |
| Ceftriaxone | 65 | 15 (23.1) | 54 | 4 (7.4) | 38 | 3 (7.9) | 16 | 1 (6.3) |
| Chloramphenicol | 243 | 12 (4.9) | 175 | 14 (8.0) | 125 | 11 (8.8) | 50 | 3 (6.0) |
| Ofloxacin | 207 | 5 (2.4) | 109 | 8 (7.3) | 66 | 7 (10.6) | 43 | 1 (2.3) |