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Antibiotics vs no treatment: Preterm birth
- Population
- patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
- Intervention
- Antibiotics
- Comparison
- no treatment
- Outcome
- Preterm birth
Antibiotics may leads to lower preterm birth < 37 weeks compared with no treatment (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics vs no treatment Preterm birth < 37 weeks · pregnant women with asymptomatic bacteriuria Antibiotics may leads to lower preterm birth < 37 weeks compared with no treatment (low certainty). Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.34 [0.13, 0.88] | 3 studies · 327 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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