Question · asked by 1 review

Miconazole 50 mg tablet (partially absorbed) vs Miconazole 500 mg gel (partially absorbed): Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis

Population
Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Intervention
Miconazole 50 mg tablet (partially absorbed)
Comparison
Miconazole 500 mg gel (partially absorbed)
Outcome
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis

Miconazole 50 mg tablet (partially absorbed) showed no clear difference in clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with miconazole 500 mg gel (partially absorbed); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Miconazole 50 mg tablet (partially absorbed) vs Miconazole 500 mg gel (partially absorbed)
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Miconazole 50 mg tablet (partially absorbed) showed no clear difference in clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with miconazole 500 mg gel (partially absorbed); GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.16 [0.91, 1.47]1 study · 282 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
2010-06Not listedNot assessed
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