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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%

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

Shared decision‐making (all components) vs usual care

Antibiotics prescribed or dispensed (6 weeks or less) · antibiotic use in acute respiratory infections

Shared decision making probably leads to lower antibiotics prescribed or dispensed (6 weeks or less) compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shared decision‐making (all components) vs usual care

Antibiotics prescribed or dispensed (12 months or greater) · antibiotic use in acute respiratory infections

Shared decision making showed no clear difference in antibiotics prescribed or dispensed (12 months or greater) compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics plus probiotics vs placebo or no intervention

Failure to induce clinical remission at end of study · people with active UC

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics plus probiotics changes failure to induce clinical remission at end of study compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics vs antibiotics alone

Duration of grade IV neutropenia (lower values signify better outcomes) · people with chemotherapy‐induced febrile neutropenia

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics showed no clear difference in duration of grade IV neutropenia (lower values signify better… compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review