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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

643 questions · 693 findings · 156 reviews

No studies found 177 · 25.5%GRADE not reported 100 · 14.4%Very low 144 · 20.8%Low 139 · 20.1%Moderate 106 · 15.3%High 27 · 3.9%

Combined steroid and antibiotic therapy vs antibiotics alone

Visual acuity · eyes with acute endophthalmitis following an intraocular procedure (e.g. surgery, intravitreous injection)

Combined steroid and antibiotic therapy may leads to higher visual acuity 6/6 to 6/18 at 3 months' compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Combined steroid and antibiotic therapy vs antibiotics alone

Adverse events at 3 to 12 months' · eyes with acute endophthalmitis following an intraocular procedure (e.g. surgery, intravitreous injection)

Combined steroid and antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events at 3 to 12 months' compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical prophylaxis vs no topical prophylaxis

Overall mortality ‐ topical plus systemic prophylaxis versus systemic prophylaxis alone · adults receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours

Topical prophylaxis showed no clear difference in overall mortality ‐ topical plus systemic prophylaxis versus… compared with no topical prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adult worm prevalence detected by ultrasound · people with lymphatic filariasis or communities where lymphatic filariasis is endemic

The intervention showed no clear difference in adult worm prevalence detected by ultrasound (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adult worm prevalence detected by ultrasound · people with lymphatic filariasis or communities where lymphatic filariasis is endemic

The intervention showed no clear difference in adult worm prevalence detected by ultrasound (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comparison 2: 7 days oral amoxicillin vs 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin

Neonatal mortality · neonates with fast breathing alone

Comparison 2: 7 days oral amoxicillin showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality compared with 7 days injectable benzylpenicillin + injectable gentamicin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review