Question · asked by 1 review
Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin: Adverse effects of antibiotics: severe cough
- Population
- adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen
- Intervention
- Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin
- Comparison
- inhaled tobramycin
- Outcome
- Adverse effects of antibiotics: severe cough
It is very uncertain whether oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin changes adverse effects of antibiotics: severe cough compared with inhaled tobramycin (TNS) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) Adverse effects of antibiotics: severe cough · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory… It is very uncertain whether oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin changes adverse effects of antibiotics: severe cough compared with inhaled tobramycin (TNS) (very low certainty). Antibiotic strategies for eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.32 [0.01, 8.24] | 1 study · 58 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic strategies for eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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