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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

31 questions · 31 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

No studies found 8 · 25.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 9.7%Low 13 · 41.9%Moderate 7 · 22.6%High 0 · 0%

Macrolides vs placebo

Hospitalisation (any cause) · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in hospitalisation: all cause compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Serious adverse events · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs placebo

Quality of life: 1a. Average endpoint scores on various scales (MSQoL‐54, high = good) ‐ short term · adults with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs no intervention

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · adults with bronchiectasis

Macrolides showed no clear difference in ≥ 1 exacerbation compared with no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review