Review: antibiotics modestly increase remission rates in acute bacterial conjunctivitis.
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Data extraction Both reviewers independently assessed the quality of studies. 1 reviewer extracted data on participants, disease definition, interventions, and outcomes. Outcomes were clinical remission (defined as clinical cure or clinically significant improvement) and microbiological remission (defined as pathogen eradication or reduction). The other reviewer checked the accuracy of data extraction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- ACP journal club
دوره 136 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002