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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,123 questions · 2,188 findings · 243 reviews

No studies found 493 · 22.5%GRADE not reported 160 · 7.3%Very low 600 · 27.4%Low 474 · 21.7%Moderate 364 · 16.6%High 97 · 4.4%

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

Summary of findings: Single vs combination intravenous anti‐pseudomonal antibiotic therapy

Change in FEV1 % predicted at end of antibiotic course: absolute post‐treatment values · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

Summary of findings: single showed no clear difference in change in FEV1 % predicted at end of antibiotic course: absolute… compared with combination intravenous anti‐pseudomonal antibiotic therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: Single vs combination intravenous anti‐pseudomonal antibiotic therapy

Time to next course of antibiotics  · adults and children with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings ‐ Prophylactic vs 'as required' anti‐staphylococcal antibiotics

Need for additional antibiotic therapy · children with cystic fibrosis

Summary of findings ‐ Prophylactic showed no clear difference in number of people needing additional antibiotics compared with 'as required' anti‐staphylococcal antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral vs topical antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance · people (any age) with active trachoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    Studies not reported
    No studies found