Azithromycin vs cefaclor: Clinical cure
- Population
- bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles)
- Intervention
- Azithromycin
- Comparison
- cefaclor
- Outcome
- Clinical cure
It is very uncertain whether azithromycin changes clinical cure (measured 7 days after treatment) compared with cefaclor (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Azithromycin vs cefaclor Clinical cure (measured 7 days after treatment) · bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles) It is very uncertain whether azithromycin changes clinical cure (measured 7 days after treatment) compared with cefaclor (very low certainty). Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.01 [0.72, 1.4] | 2 studies · 31 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.