TABLE 1

Cumulative percentages of patients free of fever per day of admission^# and of patients discharged on each day of admission

Day	Dexamethasone n=143		Placebo n=137
Day	Free of fever	Patients discharged	Free of fever	Patients discharged
0	15.9	0	6.4*	0
1	89.8	0	67.9*	0.7
2	98.9	0.7	79.5*	1.5
3	98.9	4.2	88.5*	4.4
4	100	12.6	89.7*	13.1
5	100	25.9	96.2^¶	23.4
6	100	42	97.4	32.1^¶
7	100	56.6	97.4	42.3*
8	100	64.3	100	52.6*
9	100	74.8	100	67.2
10	100	76.9	100	70.1

^#: based on two consecutive readings. *: p<0.05; ^¶: p<0.1, dexamethasone versus placebo.