Cochrane · systematic review · CD011167

Antibiotics for treating gonorrhoea in pregnancy

Comunián‐Carrasco, G, Peña‐Martí, GE, Martí‐Carvajal, AJ · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 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
10
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 7 · 70%Very low 3 · 30%Low 0 · 0%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

Intramuscular ceftriaxone compared with oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid for treating gonorrhoea in pregnancy

Population: pregnant women with gonorrhoea infection
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cure of gonococcal infection (microbiological culture)
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid
RR 1.07 [0.98, 1.16]1 study · 168 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Incidence of obstetric complications
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid
no estimate extracted1 study · 168 participantsUngraded
Incidence of disseminated gonococcal infection
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid
no estimate extracted1 study · 168 participantsUngraded
Neonatorum ophthalmia
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid
no estimate extracted1 study · 168 participantsUngraded
Adverse events including treatment‐related adverse events
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral amoxicillin plus oral probenecid
RR 0.33 [0.01, 8.07]1 study · 168 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Intramuscular ceftriaxone compared with oral cefixime for treating gonorrhoea in pregnancy

Population: pregnant women with gonorrhoea infection
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cure of gonococcal infection (microbiological culture)
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral cefixime
RR 0.99 [0.91, 1.08]1 study · 95 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Incidence of obstetric complications
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral cefixime
no estimate extracted1 study · 95 participantsUngraded
Incidence of disseminated gonococcal infection
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral cefixime
no estimate extracted1 study · 95 participantsUngraded
Neonatorum ophthalmia
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral cefixime
no estimate extracted1 study · 95 participantsUngraded
Adverse events including treatment‐related adverse events
Intramuscular ceftriaxone vs oral cefixime
no estimate extracted1 study · 95 participantsUngraded