Adverse effects of antibiotics · children, aged 2 to 59 months, with WHO‐defined non‐severe pneumonia and wheeze
Antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in treatment harms (adverse events or side effects associated with… compared with placebo compared to placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
28‐day antibiotic‐free days · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical cure · children, aged 2 to 59 months, with WHO‐defined non‐severe pneumonia and wheeze
Antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in clinical cure (symptomatic and clinical recovery by the end of… compared with placebo compared to placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment failure (development of more severe signs and symptoms by the end of treatment) · children, aged 2 to 59 months, with WHO‐defined non‐severe pneumonia and wheeze
Antibiotic therapy may leads to lower treatment failure (development of more severe signs and symptoms by… compared with placebo compared to placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relapse · children, aged 2 to 59 months, with WHO‐defined non‐severe pneumonia and wheeze
Antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in relapse (children who were 'cured' but developed symptoms within… compared with placebo compared to placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in mortality compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality NF‐GNB · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in mortality NF‐GNB compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality MRSA · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in mortality MRSA compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence of pneumonia · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of pneumonia Clinical and/or microbiological criteria compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence of pneumonia ‐ NF‐GNB · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy probably leads to higher recurrence of pneumonia NF‐GNB Clinical and/or microbiological… compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence of pneumonia ‐ MRSA · hospital‐acquired pneumonia
Should short‐course antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of pneumonia MRSA Clinical and/or microbiological criteria compared with prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review