Table 6

Clinical pathology in both treatment groups


Dimeticone group
n (%)
Permethrin group
n (%)
P value

Cervical lymphadenopathy:



     Before treatment
49/73 (67.1%)
54/72 (75.0%)
P = 0.3
     Day 2
51/73 (69.9%)
52/72 (72.2%)
P = 0.8
     Day 4
52/73 (71.2%)
49/72 (68.1%)
P = 0.7
     Day 7
39/73 (53.4%)
46/72 (63.9%)
P = 0.2
     Day 9
41/72 (56.9%)
45/71 (63.4%)
P = 0.7
Bacterial superinfection of lesions:



     Before treatment
1/73 (1.4%)
0/72 (0%)
P = 0.3
     Day 2
1/73 (1.4%)
1/72 (1.4%)
P = 1.0
     Day 4
1/73 (1.4%)
0/72 (0%)
P = 0.3
     Day 7
0/73 (0%)
0/72 (0%)
P = 1.0
     Day 9
0/72 (0%)
0/71 (0%)
P = 1.0

Heukelbach et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:115   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-115