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No studies found 151 · 24.2%GRADE not reported 53 · 8.5%Very low 174 · 27.9%Low 129 · 20.7%Moderate 82 · 13.1%High 35 · 5.6%

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs immunoglobulin M‐enriched intravenous immunoglobulin with antibiotics

Necrotising enterocolitis · neonates with sepsis

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) changes necrotising enterocolitis, any Bell stage compared with immunoglobulin M‐enriched intravenous immunoglobulin with antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs pentoxifylline with antibiotics and immunoglobulin M‐enriched intravenous immunoglobulin

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · neonates with sepsis

It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) changes all‐cause mortality during hospital stay compared with pentoxifylline with antibiotics and immunoglobulin M‐enriched… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality · people with leptospirosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse events considered non‐serious · people with leptospirosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes adverse events considered non‐serious compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adverse events with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics vs placebo

Overall mortality · people with cancer who have febrile neutropenia

Mortality with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics showed no clear difference in overall mortality compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

Adverse effects (including quality of life) · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)
1 finding from 1 review

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

Incidence of ORN · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)

It is very uncertain whether combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant… changes incidence of ORN compared with antibiotics alone prior to dental implant therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo

Frequency of hospital admissions for pulmonary exacerbations ‐ not measured · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics may leads to lower pulmonary exacerbations: frequency of one or more hospital admissions compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo

Survival: number of deaths · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics showed no clear difference in survival: number of deaths compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo

Antibiotic resistance: frequency of tobramycin‐resistant P aeruginosa · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics showed no clear difference in antibiotic resistance: frequency of tobramycin‐resistant P aeruginosa compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review