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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,016 questions · 2,067 findings · 222 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 471 · 22.8%GRADE not reported 108 · 5.2%Very low 570 · 27.6%Low 458 · 22.2%Moderate 363 · 17.6%High 97 · 4.7%

Antibiotics vs placebo

Recurrence · sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

It is very uncertain whether any antibiotic treatment changes recurrence compared with placebo (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Clinical improvement · sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

Any antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in clinical improvement compared with placebo (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Symptomatic improvement · sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis

Any antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in symptomatic improvement during the first week compared with placebo (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery

Prophylactic antibiotics showed no clear difference in preterm prelabour rupture of membranes compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo

Puerperal sepsis/postpartum endometritis · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery

Prophylactic antibiotics probably leads to lower puerperal sepsis/postpartum endometritis compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review