Cochrane · systematic review · CD007276

Effectiveness and safety of first-line tenofovir + emtricitabine + efavirenz for patients with HIV

Omeje Innocent, Okwundu Charles I · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

HIV/AIDSAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Effectiveness and safety of first‐line TDF + FTC + EFV for patients with HIV

Population: HIV infected adults who meet the WHO criteria for commencing antiretroviral treatment.
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Death (all cause)
RR 0.5 [0.05, 5.46]1 study · 487 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of patients achieving and maintaining undetectable viral load, e.g. less than 400 copies/ml
RR 1.161 study · 487 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Proportion of patients achieving and maintaining undetectable viral load, e.g. less than 50 copies/ml
RR 1.13 [1.02, 1.25]1 study · 487 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
CD4+ count
no estimate extractedNRNo studies