Table 8.

Treatment side effects in percentage (number of patients between brackets) at each follow-up; its significance, if any, is evidenced with an asterisk (*)

	Nausea	Cramps	Diarrhoea	Decreased appetite
First control signs AZT	2% (1)	2% (1)	0% (0)	2% (1)
First control signs DOXY	16% (8)	14% (7)	2% (1)	16% (8)
P (Fisher’s test)	0.02*	0.04*	0.50	0.02*
Second control signs AZT	0% (0)	0% (0)	0% (0)	2% (1)
Second control signs DOXY	2% (1)	2% (1)	2% (1)	4% (2)
P (Fisher’s test)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.88
Third control signs AZT	0% (0)	2% (1)	0% (0)	2% (1)
Third control signs DOXY	14% (7)	10% (5)	4% (2)	6% (3)
P (Fisher’s test)	0.01*	0.15	0.25	0.50
Fourth control signs AZT	2% (1)	2% (1)	2% (1)	0% (0)
Fourth control signs DOXY	4% (2)	2% (1)	6% (3)	2% (1)
P (Fisher’s test)	0.88	1.00	0.50	0.50

AZT: Azythromicin; DOXY: Doxycycline; *Statistical significance