| Methods |
Randomised, controlled, multicentre trial on children between 1 to 12 years of age with radiologically documented pneumonia to compare efficacy of ceftibuten with cefuroxime axetil. Sputum and blood were tested for aetiological agents |
| Participants |
Children 1 to 12 years of age with radiographically confirmed pneumonia |
| Interventions |
Ceftibuten or cefuroxime axetil in 2 divided doses |
| Outcomes |
Cure or failure rates |
| Notes |
Duration of treatment not clear |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Details of randomisation including sequence generation not mentioned |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Details of allocation concealment not mentioned |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
Open‐label study. Details not included in the text |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
Open‐label study. Details not included in the text |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
No selective reporting |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Incomplete data adequately addressed |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
No mention about ethical clearance and source of funding |
