Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Adverse effects of antibiotics · prolonged wet cough in children

Antibiotics showed no clear difference in children experiencing adverse effects of antibiotics (e.g.… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for prolonged wet cough in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.88 [0.62, 5.69]
3 studies · 190 participants
Low

Adverse effects of antibiotics · respiratory infections

1 finding from 1 review

Immediate versus delayed versus no antibiotics for respiratory infections 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1302 participants
Low

Adverse effects of antibiotics (diarrhoea, vomiting, rash): delayed versus no antibiotics · respiratory infections

1 finding from 1 review

Immediate versus delayed versus no antibiotics for respiratory infections 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 674 participants
Moderate