Question · asked by 1 review
Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract vs placebo or no treatment: Death associated with fungal infection
- Population
- Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
- Intervention
- Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Death associated with fungal infection
Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in death associated with fungal infection compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract vs Placebo or no treatment Death associated with fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy or both Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in death associated with fungal infection compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported. Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2007) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.16 [0.01, 2.95] | 1 study · 51 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2009-08 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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