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Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone: Preterm birth
- Population
- pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy
- Intervention
- Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance
- Comparison
- close surveillance alone
- Outcome
- Preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether nitrofurantoin and close surveillance changes preterm birth (< 37 weeks) compared with close surveillance alone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Preterm birth (< 37 weeks) · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy It is very uncertain whether nitrofurantoin and close surveillance changes preterm birth (< 37 weeks) compared with close surveillance alone (very low certainty). Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.18 [0.42, 3.35] | 1 study · 147 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 preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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