Adam 1996.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | German multicentre trial of children 3 months to 6 years old | |
Interventions | Cefpodoxime 40 mg to 60 mg twice daily for 5 days versus cefaclor 40 mg/kg/day 3 times daily for 10 days | |
Outcomes | Absence or improvement of signs and symptoms at 3 days and no relapse at 3 weeks after study entry | |
Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) Treatment failure at 1 month or less | High risk | |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Treatment failure at 1 month or less | Low risk | |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Funding not reported |