Table 3.

Clinical cure: results of logistic regression analysis. Odds ratios (95% CI) fusidic acid cream (F) versus placebo (P)

	Intention to treat analysis			Per protocol analysis
	Cured	Cured or improved		Cured	Cured or improved
One week:	(F, n=76; P, n=80)			(F, n=73; P, n=72)
Crude	8.7 (3.9 to 19.3)	5.2 (2.3 to 11.9)		8.5 (3.6 to 19.1)	5.2 (2.2 to 12.4)
Adjusted	12.6 (5.0 to 31.5)	5.5 (2.3 to 13.4)		3.0 (5.0 to 33.8)	5.2 (2.2 to 12.4)
Two weeks:	(F, n=72; P, n=77)			(F, n=68; P, n=65)
Crude	1.9 (0.9 to 3.8)	5.8 (1.2 to 27.3)		1.8 (0.8 to 3.6)	4.6 (0.9 to 22.7)
Adjusted	1.9 (0.8 to 4.1)	5.2 (1.1 to 24.9)		1.9 (0.8 to 4.7)	4.1 (0.8 to 21.9)
Four weeks:	(F, n=76; P, n=78)			(F, n=71; P, n=66)
Crude	1.5 (0.5 to 4.5)	2.0 (0.2 to 22.2)		1.1 (0.3 to 3.5)	1.1 (0.1 to 17.6)
Adjusted	1.8 (0.5 to 5.9)	2.3 (0.1 to 50.5)		1.1 (0.3 to 3.7)	1.7 (0.0 to 26.6)