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4,752 questions · 6,648 findings · 688 reviews

No studies found 1,125 · 16.9%GRADE not reported 670 · 10.1%Very low 1,796 · 27%Low 1,685 · 25.3%Moderate 1,075 · 16.2%High 297 · 4.5%

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Oral plus nebulised antibiotics vs oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo

Eradication of MRSA · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of MRSA from a respiratory tract specimen

Oral plus nebulised antibiotics showed no clear difference in eradication of MRSA compared with oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral plus nebulised antibiotics vs oral antibiotics plus nebulised placebo

Time until next positive MRSA isolate (from clinically relevant respiratory culture) · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of MRSA from a respiratory tract specimen

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vaginal examination vs routine rectal examination

Spontaneous vaginal birth · pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine vaginal examination changes spontaneous vaginal birth (primary outcome)№ of participants: 307(1… compared with routine rectal examination (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vaginal examination vs routine rectal examination

Neonatal infection · pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine vaginal examination changes neonatal infection (primary outcome)№ of participants: 307(1 RCT) compared with routine rectal examination (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine vaginal examination vs routine rectal examination

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine vaginal examination changes admission to neonatal intensive care unit№ of participants: 307(1 RCT) compared with routine rectal examination (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine 4‐hourly vaginal examinations vs routine 2‐hourly vaginal examinations

Augmentation of labour (primary outcome)№ of participants: (0 studies) · primiparous pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine 4‐hourly vaginal examinations changes augmentation of labour (primary outcome)№ of participants: 109(1 RCT) compared with routine 2‐hourly vaginal examinations (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine 4‐hourly vaginal examinations vs routine 2‐hourly vaginal examinations

Spontaneous vaginal birth · primiparous pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine 4‐hourly vaginal examinations changes spontaneous vaginal birth (primary outcome)№ of participants: 150(1… compared with routine 2‐hourly vaginal examinations (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review