Table 3.
Meta-analysis of the efficacy of nystatin compared with that of the placebo and fluconazole
| Risk factor | Control | Study number | Patient number | Clinical cure rate
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Mycological cure rate
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| OR (95% CI) | P-value | I2 (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | I2 (%) | ||||
| Denture | Placebo | 3* | 52 | 5.24 (1.37–20.08) | 0.957 | 0.0 | 8.50 (2.14–33.84) | 0.295 | 18.1 |
| Infants, children HIV/AIDS | Fluconazole | 3 | 394 | 0.11 (0.06–0.20) | 0.253 | 27.2 | 0.04 (0.02–0.09) | 0.908 | 0.0 |
Note:
*
One study was divided into two investigations and included in the meta-analysis.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.