Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 2 · 40%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Treatment failure · adults with scrub typhus

It is very uncertain whether doxycycline changes treatment failure compared with tetracycline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.85 [0.38, 124.38]
1 study · 116 participants
Very low

Resolution of fever within 48 hours · adults with scrub typhus

Doxycycline showed no clear difference in resolution of fever within 48 hours compared with tetracycline (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [0.9, 1.44]
1 study · 55 participants
Low

Resolution of fever within 5 days · adults with scrub typhus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Time to defervescence · adults with scrub typhus

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 116 participants
Low

Serious adverse events · adults with scrub typhus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found