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46 questions · 46 findings · 6 reviews

No studies found 10 · 21.7%GRADE not reported 8 · 17.4%Very low 19 · 41.3%Low 5 · 10.9%Moderate 4 · 8.7%High 0 · 0%

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Death ‐ in all participants ‐ short term · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

Ceftriaxone showed no clear difference in death ‐ in all participants ‐ short term compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Death ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis (subgroup) · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

Ceftriaxone showed no clear difference in death ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis (subgroup) compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Clinical failure ‐ in all participants ‐ short term Composite clinical criteria10 · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

Ceftriaxone showed no clear difference in clinical failure ‐ in all participants ‐ short term Composite… compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Clinical failure ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis (subgroup) Composite clinical criteria10 · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

Ceftriaxone showed no clear difference in clinical failure ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis… compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Neurological sequelae ‐ in all participants‐ short term Clinical assessment11 · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

Ceftriaxone showed no clear difference in neurological sequelae ‐ in all participants‐ short term Clinical… compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ceftriaxone vs long‐acting (oily) Chloramphenicol compared

Neurological sequelae ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal meningitis (subgroup) Clinical assesment11 · people suspected to have meningococcal disease (adults and children)

It is very uncertain whether ceftriaxone changes neurological sequelae ‐ in confirmed cases of meningococcal… compared with long‐acting (oily) chloramphenicol (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Cure · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) showed no clear difference in cure compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Adverse events · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes adverse events compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes need for cardiac surgical interventions compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Uncontrolled infection · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes uncontrolled infection compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid

Cure of gonococcal infection (microbiological culture) · pregnant women with gonorrhoea infection

It is very uncertain whether intramuscular ceftriaxone changes cure of gonococcal infection (microbiological culture) compared with oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review