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Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo: Survival: number of deaths
- Population
- adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen
- Intervention
- Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Survival: number of deaths
Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics showed no clear difference in survival: number of deaths compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo Survival: number of deaths · adults and children with CF and P aeruginosa Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics showed no clear difference in survival: number of deaths compared with placebo (low certainty). Inhaled anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics for long‐term therapy in cystic fibrosis (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.17 [0.03, 1.09] | 2 studies · 767 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhaled anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics for long‐term therapy in cystic fibrosis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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