Table 2. GRADE quality of eradication regimens with or without Lactobacillus.
| Outcomes | Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI) |
Relative effect (95% CI) |
No. of participants (studies) |
Quality of the evidence (GRADE) |
Importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed risk Corresponding risk |
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| Control Lactobacillus | |||||
| Eradication rates | Study population | RR 1.16 (1.08 to 1.25) |
972 (11 studies) |
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| 691 per 1000 802 per 1,000 (747 to 864) |
moderate | Critical | |||
| Moderate | |||||
| 693 per 1000 804 per 1,000 (748 to 866) |
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| Side effects | Study population | RR 0.77 (0.55 to 1.07) |
659 (6 studies) |
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| 343 per 1000 264 per 1,000 (189 to 367) |
moderate | Important | |||
| Moderate | |||||
| 510 per 1000 393 per 1,000 (281 to 546) |