Lactobacillus vs Clotrimazole 10 mg (partially absorbed): Episodes of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear
Lactobacillus showed no clear difference in episodes of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear compared with clotrimazole (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lactobacillus vs Clotrimazole Episodes of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear · prevention and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with HIV infection Lactobacillus showed no clear difference in episodes of confirmed vaginal candidiasis fungal smear compared with clotrimazole (low certainty). Interventions for prevention and treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis in women with HIV infection (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.11 [0.45, 2.76] | 1 study · 108 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.