Table 1
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Outcomes in the RCT comparing streptomycin with bed rest alone in the treatment of tuberculosis
Intervention
Survival
Death
Risk of death
ARR
95% CI
P value
Streptomycin (n = 55)
51
4
4/55 = 7.3% (EER)
25.9% − 7.3% = 19.6%
5.7% to 33.6%
0.006
Bed rest (n = 52)
38
14
14/52 = 25.9% (CER)