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. 2009 Jul 20;2009:1712.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Treatment failure rates

Systematic review
1519 people Treatment failure rates 2 weeks
272/809 (34%) with allylamines
243/710 (34%) with azoles

RR 0.86
95% CI 0.70 to 1.06
Not significant

Systematic review
173 people Treatment failure rates 6 weeks
21/102 (21%) with allylamines
40/71 (56%) with azoles

RR 0.34
95% CI 0.22 to 0.52
Moderate effect size allylamines

Systematic review
83 people Treatment failure rates 6 weeks
7/40 (18%) with terbinafine
21/43 (49%) with clotrimazole

RR 0.36
95% CI 0.17 to 0.75
Moderate effect size terbinafine

Systematic review
962 people Treatment failure rates 6 weeks
26/488 (5%) with allylamines
38/474 (8%) with azoles

RR 0.75
95% CI 0.33 to 1.72
Not significant

Systematic review
1003 people Treatment failure rates 6 weeks
102/533 (19%) with allylamines
155/470 (33%) with azoles

RR 0.63
95% CI 0.42 to 0.94
Small effect size allylamines

Systematic review
141 people Treatment failure rates 12 weeks or above
8/75 (11%) with allylamines
16/66 (24%) with azoles

RR 0.47
95% CI 0.22 to 1.02
Not significant