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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

59 questions · 59 findings · 30 reviews

No studies found 17 · 28.8%GRADE not reported 7 · 11.9%Very low 16 · 27.1%Low 12 · 20.3%Moderate 7 · 11.9%High 0 · 0%

Antibiotics vs placebo

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

Antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedure vs placebo or no prophylaxis

Adverse effects of antibiotics · Adults or children at increased risk of bacterial endocarditis (pre-existing cardiac condition) undergoing an invasive dental procedure

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs control

Adverse effects · people (any age) with active trachoma

Antibiotic may leads to lower adverse effects compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo compared

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

Antibiotics vs placebo

Total adverse effects · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes total adverse effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment or placebo

Adverse effects of antibiotics (skin rash) · Women who had normal vaginal births

It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes adverse effects of antibiotics (skin rash) compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Adverse effects · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics at time of replacement vs no antibiotics at time of replacement

Adverse effects (Death) · adults with replacing long‐term indwelling urinary catheters

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics at time of replacement changes adverse effects (Death) compared with no antibiotics at time of replacement (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review