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Azithromycin vs placebo or vitamins: The proportion of participants with good or excellent rash improvement within 2 weeks, as rated by a medical practitioner
- Population
- pityriasis rosea
- Intervention
- Azithromycin
- Comparison
- placebo or vitamins
- Outcome
- The proportion of participants with good or excellent rash improvement within 2 weeks, as rated by a medical practitioner
Azithromycin showed no clear difference in the proportion of participants with good or excellent rash… compared with placebo or vitamins (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Azithromycin vs placebo or vitamins The proportion of participants with good or excellent rash improvement within 2 weeks as rated by a medical practitioner. · pityriasis rosea Azithromycin showed no clear difference in the proportion of participants with good or excellent rash… compared with placebo or vitamins (low certainty). Interventions for pityriasis rosea (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.02 [0.52, 2] | 2 studies · 119 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for pityriasis rosea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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