Table 2.

Clinical effect and bacterial cure (intention to treat analysis). Values are numbers (percentages)

	Fusidic acid cream (n=76)	Placebo cream (n=80)
One week
Clinical effect:
Cure	42/76 (55)	10/80 (13)
Improvement	25/76 (32)	37/80 (46)
Failure	9/76 (11)	33/80 (41)
Bacterial cure	63/69 (91)	23/72 (32)
Two weeks
Clinical effect:
Cure	53/72 (73)	46/77 (60)
Improvement	17/72 (23)	20/77 (26)
Failure	2/72 (3)	11/77 (14)
Bacterial cure	62/70 (89)	52/70 (74)
Four weeks
Clinical effect:
Cure	70/76 (92)	69/78 (88)
Improvement	5/76 (7)	7/78 (9)
Failure	1/76 (1)	2/78 (3)
Bacterial cure	71/75 (95)	70/75 (93)