Ghalaut 2007.
| Methods | RCT Open |
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| Participants | Number: 40 patients Age: cefepime mean33.25± SD 15.95, ceftazidime 41.45±18.33 |
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| Interventions | cefepime 1‐2mgX3 versus ceftazidime 0.5‐2grX3 |
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| Outcomes | All‐cause mortality Clinical failure Drug modifications |
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| Notes | India | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? | High risk | Forty patients "were divided into 2 groups of 20 patients each |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | No description |
| Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | Blinding not used |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed? All‐cause mortality | Low risk | |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed? Treatment failure | Low risk | |
| Free of other bias? | Low risk | Unit of randomization = patients |