Cochrane · systematic review · CD002218
Antibiotics versus no treatment for toxoplasma retinochoroiditis
Pradhan, E, Bhandari, S, Gilbert, RE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Eyes and VisionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Antibiotic versus no treatment for toxoplasma retinochoroiditis
Population: People with toxoplasma retinochoroiditis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in visual acuity Antibiotic vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
or more recurrences of retinochoroiditis Antibiotic vs no treatment | RR 0.26 [0.11, 0.63] | 3 studies · 227 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Improvement in intraocular inflammation Antibiotic vs no treatment | RR 1.76 [0.98, 3.19] | 1 study · 29 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Size of lesion Antibiotic vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events Antibiotic vs no treatment | RR 3 [0.37, 24.17] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |