What do systematic reviews say?

Antibiotics vs control

Antibiotic may leads to lower active trachoma Clinical assessment: active trachoma defined as TF,… compared with control (low certainty).

• Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.69, 0.89]
  9 studies · 1961 participants
  Low

Oral azithromycin vs topical tetracycline

• Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 6002 participants
  Low

Oral vs topical antibiotics

Oral showed no clear difference in active trachoma Clinical assessment: active trachoma defined as TF,… compared with topical antibiotic (low certainty).

• Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.81, 1.16]
  6 studies · 953 participants
  Low

Oral azithromycin vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found