Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Mortality: 10 weeks · HIV‐infected individual with first episode of cryptococcal meningitis

One week of AmBd + 5FC probably leads to lower mortality: 10 weeks compared with two weeks of 5FC + FLU (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment for HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.68 [0.47, 0.99]
1 study · 338 participants
Moderate

Mortality: 10 weeks · HIV‐infected individual with first episode of cryptococcal meningitis

One week of AmBd + 5FC probably leads to lower mortality: 10 weeks compared with two weeks of AmBd + FLU (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment for HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.58 [0.39, 0.86]
1 study · 227 participants
Moderate