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. 2008 Jul 16;2008:2501.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Mortality

RCT
3-armed trial
256 people with suspected PCP; 181 people with confirmed diagnoses (only those with confirmed diagnoses were evaluated further) Mortality 2 months
2/58 (3%) with clindamycin–primaquine
4/64 (6%) with TMP–SMX

RR 0.55
95% CI 0.10 to 2.90
P >0.2 for clindamycin-primaquine v TMP-SMX
Not significant

RCT
116 people with suspected PCP; 87 people with confirmed diagnoses (only those with confirmed diagnoses were evaluated further) Mortality 35 days
1/45 (2%) with clindamycin–primaquine
2/42 (5%) with TMP–SMX

RR 0.47
95% CI 0.04 to 4.96
P = 0.33
Not significant