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Cefadroxil vs flucloxacillin

Minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial furunculosis

Cefadroxil probably leads to lower minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment… compared with flucloxacillin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.62, 0.98]
1 study · 6514 participants
Moderate

Azithromycin vs cefaclor

Minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles)

It is very uncertain whether azithromycin changes minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment… compared with cefaclor (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.26 [0.38, 4.17]
2 studies · 2744 participants
Very low

Cefditoren pivoxil vs cefaclor

Minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment · bacterial boils (furuncles and carbuncles)

Cefditoren pivoxil showed no clear difference in minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment… compared with cefaclor (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles) 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.52 [0.52, 4.42]
1 study · 1504 participants
Moderate