Weighted event rates | |||||
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Outcomes (number of studies) | Comparisons | Treatment | Control | RBI (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
Clinical cure rate (2) | Penicillin v control | 35% | 19% | 72% (0 to 196) | 7 (4 to 39) |
Clinical cure or improvement rate (2) | Penicillin v control | 77% | 62% | 24% (0 to 53) | 7 (4 to 84) |
RRR (95% CI) | |||||
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*Abbreviations defined in glossary; RBI, RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article. Follow up ranged from 7 to 30 days in studies that reported follow up. | |||||
Adverse events (9) | Macrolide or cephalosporin v amoxicillin-clavulanate | 2% | 4% | 56% (22 to 75) | 44 (25 to 200) |