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World J Meta-Anal. Aug 26, 2016; 4(4): 77-87
Published online Aug 26, 2016. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v4.i4.77
Published online Aug 26, 2016. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v4.i4.77
Table 5 Results of different methods for four comparisons that provided sufficient trials for both direct and indirect comparisons
| MTC estimate | Direct estimate | Indirect estimate | ||||
| Comparison | No. of trials | OR (95%CrI) | No. of trials | OR (95%CrI) | No. of trials | OR (95%CrI) |
| Rifampin vs ciprofloxacin | 23 | 0.52 (0.13, 1.89) | 2 | 2.51 (0.36, 15.64) | 21 | 0.09 (0.017, 0.40) |
| Rifampin vs minocycline | 23 | 1.55 (0.40, 6.07) | 2 | 0.85 (0.11, 5.59) | 21 | 2.27 (0.28, 19.89) |
| Rifampin vs ampicillin | 23 | 6.94 (1.21, 37.53) | 1 | 1.62 (0.09, 29.82) | 20 | 12.23 (1.04, 146.9) |
| Minocycline vs ampicillin | 23 | 4.52 (0.67, 28.30) | 1 | 3.46 (0.16, 91.10) | 20 | 6.50 (0.41, 93.6) |
- Citation: Abdelhamid AS, Loke YK, Abubakar I, Song F. Antibiotics for eradicating meningococcal carriages: Network meta-analysis and investigation of evidence inconsistency. World J Meta-Anal 2016; 4(4): 77-87
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v4/i4/77.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v4.i4.77