Oral vs intra‐vaginal antifungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis: Side effects (patient‐reported side effects)
Oral may leads to higher side effects (patient‐reported side effects) compared with intra‐vaginal antifungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal… (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral vs intra‐vaginal antifungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis Side effects (patient‐reported side effects) · women aged 16 and over with uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis Oral may leads to higher side effects (patient‐reported side effects) compared with intra‐vaginal antifungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal… (low certainty). Oral versus intra‐vaginal imidazole and triazole anti‐fungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 1.04 | 16 studies · 3155 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral versus intra‐vaginal imidazole and triazole anti‐fungal treatment of uncomplicated vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush) 2020 · 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
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