Efficacy of Topical Antifungals in the Treatment of Dermatophytosis A Mixed-Treatment Comparison Meta-analysis Involving 14 Treatments

Importance: Considering that most randomized controlled trials compare antifungals with placebo instead of other antifungals, conventional meta-analysis is insufficient to define superiority between the evaluated strategies. To our knowledge, this is the first mixed-treatment comparison meta-analysis on antifungal treatments in the literature and shows all the evidence available at the time of the study.