Leaving the study early · Children and adults with persistent asthma.
Intermittent 'as needed' ICS showed no clear difference in overall withdrawals (duration 12 to 52 weeks) compared with daily ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrent seizure at 12 months · children with febrile seizures
It is very uncertain whether intermittent oral levetiracetam changes recurrent seizures at 12 months compared with placebo (any antipyretics) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrent seizure at 18 months · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrent seizure at 24 months · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrent seizure at 36 months · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrent seizure at 48 months · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrent seizure at 60 months or greater · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrent seizure at 6 months · children with febrile seizures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality
Continuous showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Infection recurrence
Continuous showed no clear difference in infection recurrence compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical cure
Continuous showed no clear difference in clinical cure compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Super‐infection
Continuous showed no clear difference in super‐infection compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events
Continuous showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals due to adverse events
Continuous showed no clear difference in withdrawal due to adverse events compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events
It is very uncertain whether continuous changes adverse events compared with intermittent Antibiotic Infusions (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
RR 0.75 [0.61, 0.93]
Studies not reported
Moderate
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate
Serious adverse events · people with bronchiectasis
28 days on/off antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with 28 days on/off placebo regimen (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1 [0.68, 1.46]
Studies not reported
Low
Antibiotic resistance · people with bronchiectasis
28 days on/off antibiotic regimen leads to higher antibiotic resistance compared with 28 days on/off placebo regimen (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.2 [1.42, 3.42]
Studies not reported
High
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
OR 0.79 [0.49, 1.29]
Studies not reported
High
Health‐related quality of life · people with bronchiectasis
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low