Efficacy of azithromycin in treating Ureaplasma urealyticum: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis

Study	Region	Year	Azithromycin group
Study	Region	Year	Number of treatment response cases	Total number of cases	Dose	Frequency of administered doses	Route of administration	Duration of treatment
Wen-E Liu 2013 [10]	China	2013	13	90	1 g	qd	po	7d
Skerk 2000 [11]	Croatia	2000	28	30	1 g	Once	po	1d
Skerk 2000 [11]	Croatia	2000	17	30	0.5 g	qd	po	6d
Škerk 2000 [12]	Croatia	2000	44	50	0.5 g	qd	po	6d
Fatih Sendag 2000 [13]	Turkey	2000	15	21	1 g	once	po	1d
Steingrimssoir Olafnr 1990 [14]	USA	1990	11	14	1 g	once	po	1d
Steingrimssoir Olafnr 1990 [14]	USA	1990	5	5	500 mg d1, 250 mg d2–3	qd	po	3d

Study	Region	Year	Control group
Study	Region	Year	Number of treatment response cases	Total number of cases	Drug	Dose	Frequency of administered doses	Route of administration	Duration of treatment
Wen-E Liu 2013 [10]	China	2013	20	98	Chinese Traditional Medicine	10 g	tid	po	14d
Skerk 2000 [11]	Croatia	2000	28	30	Doxycycline	100 mg	bid	po	7d
Skerk 2000 [11]	Croatia	2000	28	30	Doxycycline	100 mg	bid	po	14d
Škerk 2000 [12]	Croatia	2000	47	64	Doxycycline	100 mg	bid	po	7d
Fatih Sendag 2000 [13]	Turkey	2000	17	22	Doxycycline	100 mg	bid	po	7d
Steingrimssoir Olafnr 1990 [14]	USA	1990	9	12	Doxycycline		bid	po	1d
Steingrimssoir Olafnr 1990 [14]	USA	1990	12	16	Doxycycline		bid	po	7d

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