The difference was also confirmed clinically ( p = 0.001 ) in the patients who were clinically cured or had only minimal symptoms at the end of the study ( 76.2 % [ 125 of 164 ] vs 58.1 % [ 100 of 172 ] ) ( difference = 18.1 % ; 95 % CI = [ 8.24 % , 27.9 % ] ) .
