Cochrane · systematic review · CD012431
Efficacy and safety of rapid tests to guide antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat
Cohen, JF, Pauchard, J-Y, Hjelm, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 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
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 1 · 25%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
Rapid test (with and without scoring system combined) versus clinical grounds (with and without scoring system combined) to guide antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat
Population: patients with sore throat
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants provided with an antibiotic prescription Rapid test (with and without scoring system combined) vs clinical grounds (with and without scoring system combined) to guide antibiotic prescriptions | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 2545 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Number of participants with an antibiotic dispensed Rapid test (with and without scoring system combined) vs clinical grounds (with and without scoring system combined) to guide antibiotic prescriptions | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 900 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Number of participants with a complication attributed to the index infection Rapid test (with and without scoring system combined) vs clinical grounds (with and without scoring system combined) to guide antibiotic prescriptions | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 2075 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Number of participants in need of re‐consultation by the end of Rapid test (with and without scoring system combined) vs clinical grounds (with and without scoring system combined) to guide antibiotic prescriptions | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1161 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |