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What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Infectious Diseases · Headline outcomes only

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Atovaquone‐proguanil vs artesunate‐atovaquone‐proguanil

Early treatment failure · children and adults

Atovaquone‐proguanil showed no clear difference in early treatment failure compared with artesunate‐atovaquone‐proguanil (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Atovaquone‐proguanil for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.11 [0.25, 104.94]
2 studies · 395 participants
Low

Atovaquone‐proguanil vs artesunate‐amodiaquine (AS‐AQ)

Early treatment failure · children under 5 years of age

Atovaquone‐proguanil showed no clear difference in early treatment failure compared with artesunate‐amodiaquine (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Atovaquone‐proguanil for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 13.8 [0.79, 240.11]
1 study · 132 participants
Low

Early ART vs delayed ART initiation

All‐cause mortality at 6 to 12 months · HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis

Early ART may leads to higher all‐cause mortality at 6 to 12 months compared with delayed ART initiation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus delayed antiretroviral treatment in HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.42 [1.02, 1.97]
4 studies · 294 participants
Low

Early ART vs delayed ART initiation

Cryptococcal meningitis relapse · HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis

Early ART showed no clear difference in cryptococcal meningitis relapse compared with delayed ART initiation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus delayed antiretroviral treatment in HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.27 [0.07, 1.04]
2 studies · 205 participants
Low

Early ART vs delayed ART initiation

Cryptococcal IRIS · HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis

It is very uncertain whether early ART changes cryptococcal IRIS compared with delayed ART initiation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus delayed antiretroviral treatment in HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.56 [0.51, 25.02]
2 studies · 205 participants
Very low

Early ART vs delayed ART initiation

HIV virological suppression at 6 months (viral load < 400 copies/mL) · HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis

It is very uncertain whether early ART changes HIV virological suppression at 6 months (viral load < 400 copies/mL) compared with delayed ART initiation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus delayed antiretroviral treatment in HIV‐positive people with cryptococcal meningitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.72, 1.22]
2 studies · 205 participants
Very low