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771 questions · 791 findings · 66 reviews

No studies found 207 · 26.2%GRADE not reported 47 · 5.9%Very low 172 · 21.7%Low 211 · 26.7%Moderate 107 · 13.5%High 47 · 5.9%

14 days on/off antibiotic regimen vs 14 days on/off placebo regimen

Exacerbation frequency · people with bronchiectasis

14 days on/off antibiotic regimen probably leads to lower exacerbation frequency compared with 14 days on/off placebo regimen (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

28 days on/off antibiotic regimen vs 28 days on/off placebo regimen

Pulmonary exacerbations: number of hospitalisations due to respiratory exacerbations · people with bronchiectasis

28 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in hospitalisation for pulmonary exacerbations compared with 28 days on/off placebo regimen (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

14 days on/off antibiotic regimen vs 28 days on/off antibiotic regimen

Exacerbation frequency · people with bronchiectasis

14 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in exacerbation frequency compared with 28 days on/off antibiotic regimen (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review