Antibiotics v placebo for travellers' diarrhoea (6 trials)*
| Weighted event rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Antibiotics | Placebo | RBI (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
| *Abbreviations defined in glossary; RBI, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article. | ||||
| Patients cured at 72 hours | 84% | 50% | 68% (49 to 89) | 3 (3 to 4) |