Table 5

Secondary antibiotic treatment

Ibuprofen n = 36

Ciprofloxacin n = 33

P -value

Day 0 to 9

12/36 (33.3%)

6/33 (18.2%)

0.247

Day 0 to 4

5/12

4/6

0.62

Secondary antibiotic treatment due to persistent or recurrent symptoms, per protocol analysis

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