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135 questions in 34 reviews · Infectious Diseases

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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.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
NRCTs · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cluster‐RCTs · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Non‐randomized studies** · adults and children
Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo 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 extractedNRNo studies
RotaTeq vs placebo
Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
RotaTeq vs placebo
Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
RotaTeq vs placebo
Severe cases of rotavirus diarrhoea · children
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
RotaTeq vs placebo
Severe all‐cause diarrhoea · children
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies