Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 8 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Death · patients treated for H. influenzae meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 318 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 studies · 1496 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · patients treated for meningococcal meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 477 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 studies · 1301 participants
GRADE not reported

Death · patients treated for S. pneumoniae meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 129 participants
GRADE not reported

Death: high‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 510 participants
GRADE not reported

Death: Low/middle‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 791 participants
GRADE not reported

Treatment failure (either death or deafness) · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis

1 finding from 1 review

Third generation cephalosporins versus conventional antibiotics for treating acute bacterial meningitis 2007 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 studies · 1496 participants
GRADE not reported