Comparison 3. Topical ointment or cream vs. topical oil.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
3.1 Invasive infection (any organism)	1	316	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.91 [0.57, 1.46]
3.2 Invasive infection (coagulase negative staphylococci)	1	316	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable
3.3 Invasive infection (other bacteria)	1	316	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.90 [0.53, 1.50]
3.4 Invasive infection (fungi)	1	316	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.35 [0.31, 5.94]
3.5 Mortality	1	316	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.68, 0.98]