Carbapenems vs tigecycline for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) are common in clinical practice, caused by a mixture of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, increase the risk of mortality. Carbapenems and tigecycline (TGC) are recommended for antimicrobial therapies for cIAIs. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness and safety of different carbapenems vs TGC for the treatment of cIAIs. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Medline (via Ovid SP) and Cochrane library databases were systematically searched. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different carbapenems vs TGC for the treatment of cIAIs. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% credible interval (CrI) was calculated by Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. We estimated summary ORs using pairwise and network meta-analysis with random effects. RE

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6783191 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature