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3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections

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Antibiotics (short duration) vs prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used

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

Short‐course versus prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy for hospital‐acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.41 [0.94, 2.12]
19 studies · 733 participants
Low

Antibiotics (short duration) vs prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used

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

Short‐course versus prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy for hospital‐acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.56 [0.12, 19.61]
2 studies · 49 participants
Moderate

Antibiotics (short duration) vs prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy be used

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

Short‐course versus prolonged‐course antibiotic therapy for hospital‐acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.18 [1.14, 4.16]
2 studies · 176 participants
Moderate