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. 2013 Oct 25;2013(10):CD004785. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004785.pub5

Devine 1970b.

Methods Adequate allocation generation, double‐blind, no ITT
Participants Army recruits, USA
Interventions Rifampin: 4 x 600 mg versus placebo
Outcomes Eradication, failure serogroup of eradication failure
 Follow‐up: 11 days
Notes Data extracted for 1) all (regardless of carrier status), 2) for carriers only, 3) for non‐carriers only. Main serogroup: Y
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Adequate allocation generation
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No ITT
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk No evidence
Other bias Low risk No evidence