Treatment failure · neonates with possible serious bacterial infection
Comparison 2: 2 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable… showed no clear difference in treatment failure compared with 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · neonates with possible serious bacterial infection
Comparison 2: 2 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable… showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HIV seroconversion ‐ penicillin vs single‐dose azithromycin · patients with syphilis
1 finding from 1 review
HIV seroconversion ‐ penicillin vs two‐dose azithromycin · patients with syphilis
1 finding from 1 review
Fever clearance time · patients with treating septic abortion
1 finding from 1 review
Absence of fever during D&C (mean time) · patients with treating septic abortion
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of S pneumoniae infection Isolated bacterial infection · children with SCD
Summary of findings ‐ initiation of penicillin prophylaxis may leads to lower incidence of S pneumoniae infection Isolated bacterial infection compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Deaths · children with SCD
Summary of findings ‐ initiation of penicillin prophylaxis showed no clear difference in deaths compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · children with SCD
1 finding from 1 review
Antibiotic‐resistant organisms isolated · children with SCD
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Requirement of other courses of antibiotics · children with SCD
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Compliance with treatment · children with SCD
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus cefotaxime) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus cefotaxime) compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus doxycycline) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus doxycycline) compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Non‐serious adverse events Maximum · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus… compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality (penicillin versus a cephalosporin (cefotaxime or ceftriaxone)) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes all‐cause mortality (penicillin versus a cephalosporin (cefotaxime… compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality (penicillin versus doxycycline) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes all‐cause mortality (penicillin versus doxycycline) compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (nosocomial infection) (penicillin versus cefotaxime) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes serious adverse events (nosocomial infection) (penicillin versus… compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (nosocomial infection) (penicillin versus doxycycline) · people with leptospirosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes serious adverse events (nosocomial infection) (penicillin versus… compared with other antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Treatment 1: combined prophylaxis (topical regimen + periocular penicillin at the time of surgery) · participants undergoing cataract surgery
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
6618 participants
Moderate