Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) vs placebo: Episodes of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear
Clotrimazole showed no clear difference in episode of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Clotrimazole vs Placebo Episode of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear · patients with prevention and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with HIV infection Clotrimazole showed no clear difference in episode of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear compared with placebo (low certainty). Interventions for prevention and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with HIV infection (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.49 [0.22, 1.09] | 1 study · 106 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for prevention and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with HIV infection 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.