Efficacy of antibiotic therapy for SAPHO syndrome is lost after its discontinuation: an interventional study

Table 3 Activity scores of SAPHO patients in weeks 1 and 16 with antibiotic treatment

Activity score	Week 1	Week 16	Pvalue (95% confidence interval)^a
Skin	3.2 ± 0.4 (0 to 6)	1.2 ± 0.3 (0 to 4)	0.01 (1.29 to 2.64)
Osteitis	4.0 ± 0.3 (2 to 6)	2.1 ± 0.3 (0 to 6)	0.02 (1.25 to 2.40)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	24.1+-2.6 (9 to 45)	22.8+-3.1 (11 to 38)	0.34+-2.9 (- 0.20 to 0.53)
MRI	1.5 ± 0.1 (0 to 2)	1.1 ± 0.1 (0 to 2)	0.01 (0.24 to 0.88)
Health Assessment Score	3.3 ± 0.8 (0 to 6)	2.1 ± 0.4 (0 to 6)	0.01 (1.43 to 2.49)

Data presented as the mean ± standard error (range); n = 27. ^aPairwise test (value week 1 vs. value week 16).

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