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7 questions · 7 findings · 6 reviews

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No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 28.6%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 0 · 0%

Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment

Fever or puerperal febrile morbidity · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Antibiotics vs placebo

Fever · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy

Antibiotic probably leads to lower fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.39 [0.23, 0.64]
9 studies · 820 participants
Moderate

Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy excluded) administered before and/or after tooth extraction vs placebo

Fever · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes fever (6th-7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics to prevent complications following tooth extractions 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
6th to 7th day
RR 0.66 [0.24, 1.79]
4 studies · 475 participants
Very low

Antibiotics vs placebo

Postoperative fever · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.5, 0.7]
11 studies · 2394 participants
Moderate

Antibiotics vs placebo

Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.34, 0.54]
9 studies · 1562 participants
Moderate

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo

Intrapartum fever needing treatment with antibiotics · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis during the second and third trimester to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes and morbidity 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Fever ‐ not measured · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found