Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Diarrhoea · patients with Shigella dysentery

It is very uncertain whether cotrimoxazole changes diarrhoea on compared with beta‐lactams (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.23, 1.49]
2 studies · 89 participants
Very low

Diarrhoea · patients with Shigella dysentery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Diarrhoea · patients with Shigella dysentery

It is very uncertain whether cotrimoxazole changes diarrhoea on compared with furazolidone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic therapy for Shigella dysentery 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.27, 1.84]
1 study · 101 participants
Very low