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135 questions in 34 reviews · Infectious Diseases
current versionsNo studies 135 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
wMel‐Wolbachia infected Aedes aegypti deployments vs no deployments Virologically confirmed dengue case incidence (any severity, any phenotype) · children and adults at risk of dengue infection Wolbachia ‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
wMel‐Wolbachia infected Aedes aegypti deployments vs no deployments Prevalence of dengue RNA in the mosquito population · children and adults at risk of dengue infection Wolbachia ‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
wMel‐Wolbachia infected Aedes aegypti deployments vs no deployments Mosquito density (for population suppression strategy) · children and adults at risk of dengue infection Wolbachia ‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
wMel‐Wolbachia infected Aedes aegypti deployments vs no deployments Prevalence of Wolbachia‐carrying mosquitoes (for population replacement strategy) · children and adults at risk of dengue infection Wolbachia ‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
wMel‐Wolbachia infected Aedes aegypti deployments vs no deployments Adverse events potentially related to Wolbachia‐carrying Aedes deployments · children and adults at risk of dengue infection Wolbachia ‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR NRCTs · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Viral clearance at 14 days · unvaccinated, non‐hospitalized people with mild symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 3) at high risk for progression… Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Participants with new need for invasive mechanical ventilation or death · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Participants discharged alive. Participants should be discharged without clinical deterioration or death · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Quality of life up to 28 days and longest · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR SAEs during the study period · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Any grade TEAE · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Any grade TRAE · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Discontinuation of study drug due to adverse events · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Viral clearance · hospitalized people with mild to moderate symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 4) with severe comorbidities Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Admission to ICU or death · unvaccinated, non‐hospitalized people with mild symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 3) at high risk for progression… Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR All initial symptoms resolved at 28 days, and up to the longest · unvaccinated, non‐hospitalized people with mild symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 3) at high risk for progression… Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Time to symptom resolution · unvaccinated, non‐hospitalized people with mild symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 3) at high risk for progression… Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Quality of life up to 28 days and longest · unvaccinated, non‐hospitalized people with mild symptomatic COVID‐19 (WHO scale 2 to 3) at high risk for progression… Nirmatrelvir combined with ritonavir for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) vs other antimalarials Outcomesa,b,c · adults and children with uncomplicated malaria Pyronaridine‐artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Pyronaridine‐artesunate (PY‐AS) vs artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ) Outcomesa · adults and children with uncomplicated P falciparum malaria Pyronaridine‐artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ceftriaxone vs azithromycin Duration of hospital stay · children under 18 years of age with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ceftriaxone vs azithromycin Convalescent faecal carriage · children under 18 years of age with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ceftriaxone vs azithromycin Serious adverse events · children under 18 years of age with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Ceftriaxone vs fluoroquinolones Serious adverse events · adults and children with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cefixime vs fluoroquinolones Duration of hospital stay · adults and children with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cefixime vs fluoroquinolones Convalescent faecal carriage · adults and children with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cefixime vs fluoroquinolones Serious adverse events · adults and children with enteric fever Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention vs no WASH intervention Outcome (design) · children and adults Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil‐transmitted helminth infection (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention vs no WASH intervention Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence · children and adults Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil‐transmitted helminth infection (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Specimen · children with presumed pulmonary tuberculosis Index tests: Xpert Ultra Role: an initial test Threshold for index… Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Specimen · children with presumed pulmonary tuberculosis Index tests: Xpert Ultra Role: an initial test Threshold for index… Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Test result · people with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosisRole: an initial testIndex test: Xpert MTB/XDRThreshold for index test:… Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones,… (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Test result · adults with pulmonary tuberculosis irrespective of rifampicin resistance (i.e. whether or not their rifampicin… Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones,… (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Test result · adults with pulmonary tuberculosis with known rifampicin resistance, detected as tuberculosis positive by Xpert… Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones,… (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Test result · adults with pulmonary tuberculosis with known rifampicin resistance, detected as tuberculosis‐positive by Xpert… Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones,… (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Test result · adults with pulmonary tuberculosis irrespective of rifampicin resistance (i.e. whether or not their rifampicin… Xpert MTB/XDR for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones,… (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Improvement of clinical status: time to symptom resolution · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§ Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR QoL at longest · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all trials contributing results to the summary of findings… Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19 (2022) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
RotaTeq vs placebo Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
RotaTeq vs placebo Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
RotaTeq vs placebo Severe cases of rotavirus diarrhoea · children Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
RotaTeq vs placebo Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |