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Retapamulin Ointment, 1% (Weight/Weight) Plus Oral Placebo vs Linezolid Plus Placebo Ointment: serious adverse events

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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ConductScience Library. Retapamulin Ointment, 1% (Weight/Weight) Plus Oral Placebo vs Linezolid Plus Placebo Ointment: serious adverse events. Trial comparisons, record NCT00852540-sae. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT00852540-sae

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 10.01120.003830.0325wilson
Risk in group 20.02190.007470.0624wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2-0.0107-0.05180.015newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 20.5130.1052.51log
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 20.5080.1012.55log
Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with a serious adverse event on Retapamulin Ointment, 1% (Weight/Weight) Plus Oral Placebo than on Linezolid Plus Placebo Ointment93.8from the risk difference intervalthe interval includes no difference

Groups2

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Retapamulin Ointment, 1% (Weight/Weight) Plus Oral Placebo
Retapamulin ointment was administered topically twice daily (BID) for 5 days. The ointment formulation was to be applied to the infected lesion(s) at a dose of approximately 10 milligrams (mg) per centimeter squared (cm\^2). Placebo was to be dosed, depending on participant age, either BID or three times a day (TID) for 10 days. Placebo oral suspension and oral tablet were formulated to appear identical to the linezolid formulations. Adolescent and adult participants (\>=12 years of age) were dosed BID with 600 mg placebo tablets, pediatric participants 5 to 11 years of age were dosed with oral suspension at 0.5 milliliters (ml)/kilogram (kg) BID, and pediatric participants less than 5 years of age were dosed with oral suspension at 0.5 ml/kg TID.
3267EG000
Group 2Linezolid Plus Placebo Ointment
Linezolid was to be dosed, depending on participant age, either BID or TID for 10 days. Adolescent and adult participants (\>=12 years of age) were dosed BID with 600 mg tablets for 10 days. Pediatric participants who were 5-11 years of age were dosed with a 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension at a dose of 10 mg/kg BID for 10 days. Pediatric participants who were \<5 years of age were dosed with a 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension at a dose of 10 mg/kg TID for 10 days. Placebo ointment was administered topically BID for 5 days.
3137EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Retapamulin Versus Linezolid in the Treatment of SITL and Impetigo Due to MRSA
NCT number
NCT00852540
Phases
PHASE3
Conditions
Skin Infections, Bacterial
Interventions
Retpamulin Ointment, 1%, Linezolid
Lead sponsor
Stiefel, a GSK Company
Results first posted
2011-08-26

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
Tables read
outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.

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