All cases

P-group

C-group

P-value

Period to

Fever relief (days)

35.5

30.6

39.6

0.186

CRP inversion (days)

65.1

61.7

68.7

0.376

Ambulation (days)

50.9

40.2

61.6

0.04

Discharge or transfer or death discharge (days)

107.6

93.4

116.3

0.046

Clinical outcome

CRP inversion rate (%)

79.4

83.4

76.5

0.659

Discharge rate (%)

51.7

58.3

47

0.556

Transfer rate (%)

34.5

33.3

35.2

0.914

1 year survival rate (%)

79.3

91.7

70.6

0.354