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Tratamiento con antibióticos para las parejas sexuales de las pacientes con vaginosis bacteriana

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011701.pub2Copiar DOI
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  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Versión publicada:
  1. 01 octubre 2016see what's new
Tipo:
  1. Intervention
Etapa:
  1. Review
Grupo Editorial Cochrane:
  1. Grupo Cochrane de Enfermedades de transmisión sexual

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  1. Copyright © 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Jairo Amaya‐Guio

    Correspondencia a: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

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  • David Andres Viveros‐Carreño

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

  • Eloisa Mercedes Sierra‐Barrios

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

  • Mercy Yolima Martinez‐Velasquez

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinica Universitaria Colombia, Sanitas, Bogota, Colombia

  • Carlos F Grillo‐Ardila

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

    Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

Contributions of authors

JA‐G and CFG‐A screened the titles of articles identified by the literature search, assessed the quality of the evidence in the included trials, extracted data, performed data analyses, wrote the first draft of the review and made subsequent amendments. DAV‐C and EMS‐B participated in screening the title of articles, assessed trial quality, extracted data and wrote the first draft of the review. MYM‐V assessed trial quality, performed data analyses, commented on and revised the systematic review draft.

Sources of support

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  • No sources of support supplied

External sources

  • National University of Colombia, Colombia.

Declarations of interest

Jairo Amaya‐Guio has no known conflicts of interest, Mercy Yolima Martinez‐Velasquez has no known conflicts of interest, David Andres Viveros‐Carreño has no known conflicts of interest, Eloisa Mercedes Sierra‐Barrios has no known conflicts of interest, Carlos F Grillo‐Ardila has no known conflicts of interest. None of review authors are or have been involved with the included studies in this review.

Acknowledgements

As part of the prepublication editorial process, three peers (an editor and two referees who were external to the editorial team), a member of the Sexually Transmitted Infection Group’s international panel of consumers and the Group’s Statistical Adviser commented on the review draft.

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2016 Oct 01

Antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

Review

Jairo Amaya‐Guio, David Andres Viveros‐Carreño, Eloisa Mercedes Sierra‐Barrios, Mercy Yolima Martinez‐Velasquez, Carlos F Grillo‐Ardila

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011701.pub2

2015 May 15

Antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

Protocol

Jairo Amaya‐Guio, Mercy Yolima Martinez‐Velasquez, David Andres Viveros‐Carreño, Eloisa Mercedes Sierra‐Barrios, Carlos F Grillo‐Ardila

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011701

Keywords

MeSH

PICO

Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome

El uso y la enseñanza del modelo PICO están muy extendidos en el ámbito de la atención sanitaria basada en la evidencia para formular preguntas y estrategias de búsqueda y para caracterizar estudios o metanálisis clínicos. PICO son las siglas en inglés de cuatro posibles componentes de una pregunta de investigación: paciente, población o problema; intervención; comparación; desenlace (outcome).

Para saber más sobre el uso del modelo PICO, puede consultar el Manual Cochrane.

Study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

Study flow diagram.

'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each 'Risk of bias' item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Figure 2

'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each 'Risk of bias' item presented as percentages across all included studies.

'Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each 'Risk of bias' item for each included study.
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Figure 3

'Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each 'Risk of bias' item for each included study.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.2 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.
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Figure 4

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.2 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.3 Clinical improvement during the first week.
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Figure 5

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.3 Clinical improvement during the first week.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.4 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Figure 6

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.4 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.5 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.
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Figure 7

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.5 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.6 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.
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Figure 8

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.6 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.9 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.
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Figure 9

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, outcome: 1.9 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 2 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 2 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 3 Clinical improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 3 Clinical improvement during the first week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 4 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 4 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 5 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 5 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 6 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 6 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 7 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 7 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 8 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 8 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 9 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo, Outcome 9 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 3 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention, Outcome 3 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement during the first week.

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 3.3

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 3.4

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 5 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.
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Analysis 3.5

Comparison 3 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type), Outcome 5 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 1 Clinical improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 1 Clinical improvement during the first week.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 4.2

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 4.3

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 4 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 4.4

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 4 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 5 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 4.5

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 5 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 6 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.
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Analysis 4.6

Comparison 4 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose), Outcome 6 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.
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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 5.2

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 2 Clinical improvement during the first week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 5.3

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 5.4

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 5 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.
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Analysis 5.5

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 5 Symptomatic improvement during the first week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 6 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.
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Analysis 5.6

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 6 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 7 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.
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Analysis 5.7

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 7 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week.

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 8 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.
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Analysis 5.8

Comparison 5 Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias), Outcome 8 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner.

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo

Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo for the sexual partners of woman with bacterial vaginosis

Patient or population: sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis
Setting: outpatient clinic
Intervention: any antibiotic treatment
Comparison: placebo

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Number of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Risk with placebo

Risk with any antibiotic treatment

Recurrence

follow‐up 4 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 1.00
(0.67 to 1.52)

372
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low1,2

196 per 1000

196 per 1000
(131 to 297)

Clinical improvement

follow‐up 1 to 4 weeks

Study population

RR 1.02
(0.94 to 1.11)

590
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

778 per 1000

794 per 1000
(731 to 864)

Clinical improvement

follow‐up 4 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 0.98
(0.90 to 1.07)

572
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

778 per 1000

762 per 1000
(700 to 832)

Symptomatic improvement

during the first week

Study population

RR 1.06
(1.00 to 1.12)

577
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

863 per 1000

914 per 1000
(863 to 966)

Symptomatic improvement

follow‐up 1 to 4 weeks

Study population

RR 0.93
(0.84 to 1.03)

444
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

801 per 1000

745 per 1000
(673 to 825)

Symptomatic improvement

follow‐up 4 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 1.03
(0.90 to 1.17)

296
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

743 per 1000

766 per 1000
(669 to 870)

Minor adverse events in sexual partner
follow‐up: 1 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 2.55
(1.55 to 4.18)

477
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
low3

80 per 1000

204 per 1000
(124 to 335)

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; RR: risk ratio; OR: odds ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: The true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

1Downgraded by 1 level for significant imprecision as the 95% CI was below 0.75 and over 1.25.
2Downgraded by 2 levels for imprecision as the 95% CI crosses through 0.75 and 1.25 and OIS is not achieved.
3Downgraded by 2 levels for imprecision because the Optimal information size (OIS) was not achieved.

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo
Summary of findings 2. Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention

Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention

Patient or population: sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis
Setting: outpatient clinic
Intervention: any antibiotic treatment
Comparison: no intervention

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Number of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Risk with no intervention

Risk with any antibiotic treatment

Recurrence

follow‐up 4 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 1.71
(0.65 to 4.55)

51
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low1,2

194 per 1000

333 per 1000
(126 to 885)

Clinical improvement

follow‐up 1 to 4 weeks

Study population

RR 0.93
(0.70 to 1.25)

152
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low1,2,3

851 per 1000

792 per 1000
(596 to 1000)

Symptomatic improvement

follow‐up 4 to 12 weeks

Study population

RR 0.66
(0.39 to 1.11)

70
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low1,2

630 per 1000

416 per 1000
(246 to 700)

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; RR: risk ratio; OR: odds ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: The true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

1Downgraded by 2 levels due to imprecision as OIS was not achieved and the 95% CI crosses through 0.75 and 1.25.
2Downgraded by 2 levels as there were some limitations on blinding and incomplete outcome data domains.
3Downgraded by 1 level for substantial heterogeneity (I² statistic is greater than 40%).

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Summary of findings 2. Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention
Summary of findings 3. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo

Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo

Patient or population: sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis
Setting: outpatient clinics
Intervention: any antibiotic treatment
Comparison: placebo

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Number of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Risk with placebo

Risk with any antibiotic treatment

Recurrence
follow‐up 1 to 4 weeks

Study population

RR 1.28
(0.68 to 2.43)

218
(1 RCT)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
low1

132 per 1000

169 per 1000
(90 to 321)

Clinical improvement during the first week

Study population

RR 0.99
(0.96 to 1.03)

712
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊕
high

951 per 1000

942 per 1000
(913 to 980)

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; RR: risk ratio; OR: odds ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: The true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

1Downgraded by 2 levels for imprecision as the 95% CI crosses through 0.75 and 1.25 and OIS is not achieved.

Figuras y tablas -
Summary of findings 3. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo
Comparison 1. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Recurrence of BV between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

1

218

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.28 [0.68, 2.43]

2 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week Show forest plot

3

372

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.00 [0.67, 1.52]

3 Clinical improvement during the first week Show forest plot

4

712

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.96, 1.03]

4 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

3

590

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.11]

5 Clinical improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

4

572

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.90, 1.07]

6 Symptomatic improvement during the first week Show forest plot

3

577

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.06 [1.00, 1.12]

7 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

2

444

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.84, 1.03]

8 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

2

296

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.90, 1.17]

9 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner Show forest plot

3

477

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.55 [1.55, 4.18]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 1. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo
Comparison 2. Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week Show forest plot

1

51

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.71 [0.65, 4.55]

2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

2

152

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.70, 1.25]

3 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

1

70

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.66 [0.39, 1.11]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 2. Any antibiotic treatment versus no intervention
Comparison 3. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week Show forest plot

3

372

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.00 [0.67, 1.52]

1.1 5‐Nitroimidazoles

2

288

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.17 [0.74, 1.84]

1.2 Lincosamides

1

84

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.53 [0.19, 1.45]

2 Clinical improvement during the first week Show forest plot

4

712

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.96, 1.03]

2.1 5‐Nitroimidazoles

3

574

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.95, 1.03]

2.2 Lincosamides

1

138

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.10]

3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

3

590

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.11]

3.1 5‐Nitroimidazoles

2

451

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.93, 1.14]

3.2 Lincosamides

1

139

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.87, 1.11]

4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

4

572

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.90, 1.07]

4.1 5‐Nitroimidazoles

3

433

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.90, 1.08]

4.2 Lincosamides

1

139

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.97 [0.78, 1.22]

5 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner Show forest plot

3

477

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.55 [1.55, 4.18]

5.1 5‐Nitroimidazoles

2

339

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.76 [1.60, 4.77]

5.2 Lincosamides

1

138

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.75 [0.54, 5.71]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 3. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by antibiotic type)
Comparison 4. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Clinical improvement during the first week Show forest plot

4

712

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.96, 1.03]

1.1 Single

1

241

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.96 [0.89, 1.03]

1.2 Multiple dose

3

471

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.01 [0.97, 1.05]

2 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

3

590

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.11]

2.1 Single

1

233

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.13 [0.95, 1.35]

2.2 Multiple dose

2

357

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.97 [0.89, 1.05]

3 Clinical improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

4

572

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.90, 1.07]

3.1 Single

1

138

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.00 [0.86, 1.18]

3.2 Multiple dose

3

434

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.88, 1.09]

4 Symptomatic improvement during the first week Show forest plot

3

577

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.06 [1.00, 1.12]

4.1 Single

1

241

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.12]

4.2 Multiple dose

2

336

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.09 [1.01, 1.18]

5 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

2

444

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.84, 1.03]

5.1 Single

1

232

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.95 [0.83, 1.08]

5.2 Multiple dose

1

212

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.91 [0.78, 1.06]

6 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner Show forest plot

3

477

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.55 [1.55, 4.18]

6.1 Single

2

339

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.76 [1.60, 4.77]

6.2 Multiple dose

1

138

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.75 [0.54, 5.71]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 4. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (by dose)
Comparison 5. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Recurrence of BV after the fourth week Show forest plot

3

372

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.00 [0.67, 1.52]

1.1 Low risk

1

98

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.96 [0.48, 1.92]

1.2 Unclear risk

2

274

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.62, 1.71]

2 Clinical improvement during the first week Show forest plot

4

712

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.96, 1.03]

2.1 Low risk

2

342

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.93, 1.05]

2.2 Unclear risk

2

370

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.00 [0.96, 1.03]

3 Clinical improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

3

590

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.94, 1.11]

3.1 Low risk

1

233

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.13 [0.95, 1.35]

3.2 Unclear risk

2

357

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.97 [0.89, 1.05]

4 Clinical improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

4

572

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.90, 1.07]

4.1 Low risk

2

243

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.90, 1.17]

4.2 Unclear risk

2

329

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.95 [0.84, 1.07]

5 Symptomatic improvement during the first week Show forest plot

3

577

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.06 [1.00, 1.12]

5.1 Low risk

2

348

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.06 [0.98, 1.14]

5.2 Unclear risk

1

229

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.07 [0.97, 1.17]

6 Symptomatic improvement between the first and fourth week Show forest plot

2

444

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.84, 1.03]

6.1 Low risk

1

232

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.95 [0.83, 1.08]

6.2 Unclear risk

1

212

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.91 [0.78, 1.06]

7 Symptomatic improvement after the fourth week Show forest plot

2

296

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.90, 1.17]

7.1 Low risk

1

107

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.03 [0.83, 1.29]

7.2 Unclear risk

1

189

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.02 [0.87, 1.20]

8 Minor adverse events during therapy in sexual partner Show forest plot

3

477

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.55 [1.55, 4.18]

8.1 Low risk

2

339

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.76 [1.60, 4.77]

8.2 Unclear risk

1

138

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.75 [0.54, 5.71]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 5. Any antibiotic treatment versus placebo (attrition bias)