Question · asked by 1 review

Oral plus nebulised antibiotics vs oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo: Adverse effects of treatment

Population
adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of MRSA from a respiratory tract specimen
Intervention
Oral plus nebulised antibiotics
Comparison
oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo
Outcome
Adverse effects of treatment

Oral plus nebulised antibiotics showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment compared with oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Oral plus nebulised antibiotics vs oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo
Adverse effects of treatment · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of MRSA from a respiratory tract…
Oral plus nebulised antibiotics showed no clear difference in adverse effects of treatment compared with oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo (low certainty).
Interventions for the eradication of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic… (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 3 [0.11, 79.91]1 study · 29 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for the eradication of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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