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Monotherapy vs combination therapy compared: Clinical failure—different beta lactam Antibiotic modifications

It is very uncertain whether monotherapy changes clinical failure—different beta lactam Antibiotic modifications compared with combination therapy compared (very low certainty).

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Monotherapy vs combination therapy compared
Clinical failure—different beta lactam Antibiotic modifications · participants with sepsis
It is very uncertain whether monotherapy changes clinical failure—different beta lactam Antibiotic modifications compared with combination therapy compared (very low certainty).
Beta lactam antibiotic monotherapy versus beta lactam‐aminoglycoside antibiotic combination therapy for sepsis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.67, 0.84]46 studies · 4933 participantsVery low

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The reviews

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Beta lactam antibiotic monotherapy versus beta lactam‐aminoglycoside antibiotic combination therapy for sepsis
2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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