Table 2.
Day | Antibiotic (n = 40) |
p between groups | Steroid (n = 40) |
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Drug | Control | p | Drug | Control | p | ||
Baseline | 4.00 ± 1.396 | 4.08 ± 1.269 | 0.66 | 0.297 | 3.40 ± 1.257 | 3.45 ± 1.197 | 0.623 |
10 | 0.67 ± 0.772 | 1.05 ± 0.826 | 0.009 | 0.633 | 0.68 ± 0.797 | 0.95 ± 0.986 | 0.087 |
30 | 0.64 ± 0.811 | 0.85 ± 0.812 | 0.009 | 0.051 | 1.00 ± 1.076 | 1.28 ± 1.169 | 0.096 |
90 | 0.57 ± 0.867 | 0.62 ± 0.953 | 0.527 | 0.321 | 0.58 ± 0.889 | 0.97 ± 1.219 | 0.008 |
180 | 0.54 ± 1.039 | 0.60 ± 1.117 | 0.157 | 0.075 | 0.56 ± 1.021 | 0.76 ± 1.458 | 0.084 |
Mean ± SD; Wilcoxon signed rank test for pairs; Kruskal–Wallis test between group.