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Percentage of D. fragilis eradication based on treatment and age group.
| Treatment | Age group |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤5 years | 6–14years | ≥15 years | |
| Metronidazole | 65/86 (75.6%) | 79/136 (58.1%) | 154/232 (66.5%) |
| Paromomycin | 28/39 (71.8%) | 37/44 (84.1%)* | 36/40 (90.0%)** |
| Others | 11/16 (68.8%) | 24/38 (63.2%) | 27/47 (57.4%) |
| Non-treatment | 8/14 (57.1%) | 101/24 (41.7%) | 10/23 (43.5%) |
| P-value | 0.538 | 0.003 | 0.001 |
Significant differences between metronidazole and paromomycin *(p = 0.007) **(p = 0.011).
