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10 questions · 10 findings · 5 reviews · Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders

No studies found 1 · 10%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 10%Low 4 · 40%Moderate 3 · 30%High 1 · 10%

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation (Colobreathe®) vs tobramycin

Pulmonary exacerbations · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation… showed no clear difference in pulmonary exacerbations: number of pulmonary exacerbations compared with tobramycin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc vs placebo

Pulmonary exacerbations number of participants requiring IV antibiotics · children with cystic fibrosis

Summary of findings: Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in pulmonary exacerbations number of participants requiring IV… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: tobramycin for inhalation powder vs tobramycin

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: tobramycin for inhalation powder showed no clear difference in pulmonary exacerbations: number of participants experiencing… compared with tobramycin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: levofloxacin for inhalation solution vs tobramycin

Pulmonary exacerbations: number of hospitalisations due to respiratory exacerbations · adults and children aged over 12 with CF and P aeruginosa

Summary of findings: levofloxacin for inhalation solution leads to lower pulmonary exacerbations: number of hospitalisations due to… compared with tobramycin (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review