Question · asked by 1 review

Cycled inhaled tobramycin vs culture‐based TNS: Adverse effects of antibiotics: proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event

Population
adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen
Intervention
Cycled inhaled tobramycin
Comparison
culture‐based TNS
Outcome
Adverse effects of antibiotics: proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse event

Cycled inhaled tobramycin (TNS) probably leads to lower adverse effects of antibiotics: proportion of participants with one… compared with culture‐based TNS (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Cycled inhaled tobramycin (TNS) vs culture‐based TNS
Adverse effects of antibiotics: proportion of participants with one or more serious adverse events · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory…
Cycled inhaled tobramycin (TNS) probably leads to lower adverse effects of antibiotics: proportion of participants with one… compared with culture‐based TNS (moderate certainty).
Antibiotic strategies for eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.851 study · 304 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antibiotic strategies for eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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