Azithromycin vs ciprofloxacin
Azithromycin may leads to lower bacteriological failure compared with ciprofloxacin (low certainty).
- RR 0.23 [0.16, 0.34]2 studies · 375 participantsLow
Azithromycin may leads to lower bacteriological failure compared with ciprofloxacin (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether levofloxacin changes microbiological efficacy ‐ pathogen eradication compared with ciprofloxacin (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether ciprofloxacin changes clinical efficacy ‐ cure or improvement at end of treatment compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (very low certainty).
Ciprofloxacin showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment ‐ any adverse effects compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether levofloxacin changes microbiological efficacy ‐ pathogen eradication compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (very low certainty).
Levofloxacin showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment ‐ any adverse effects compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (moderate certainty).
Levofloxacin showed no clear difference in clinical efficacy ‐ cure or improvement at end of treatment compared with ciprofloxacin (low certainty).
Levofloxacin showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment ‐ any adverse effects compared with ciprofloxacin (moderate certainty).
Lomefloxacin showed no clear difference in microbiological efficacy ‐ pathogen eradication at compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (low certainty).
Lomefloxacin showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment ‐ any adverse effects compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether ciprofloxacin changes microbiological efficacy ‐ pathogen eradication at end of treatment compared with comparator fluoroquinolone (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes clinical treatment failure (Persistent or worsening symptoms at the… compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence of diarrhoea at 2‐4 days compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).