Table 5.

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

	Intention to treat analysis	Per protocol analysis
One week:	(F, n=69; P, n=72)	(F, n=70; P, n=63P)
Crude	22.4 (8.5 to 59.2)	23.9 (8.4 to 68.0)
Adjusted	28.3 (9.5 to 84.7)	43.9 (13.1 to 147.1)
Two weeks:	(F, n=70; P, n=70)	(F, n=66; P, n=58)
Crude	2.7 (1.1 to 6.7)	2.4 (0.9 to 6.6)
Adjusted	2.9 (1.1 to 7.8)	2.8 (0.9 to 8.1)
Four weeks:	(F, n=75; P, n=75)	(F, n=70; P, n=63)
Crude	1.3 (0.3 to 4.9)	0.5 (0.1 to 3.1)
Adjusted	1.1 (0.3 to 4.4)	0.4 (0.1 to 2.7)