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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%

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics vs antibiotics alone

Time to recovery from fever (lower values signify better outcomes) · people with chemotherapy‐induced febrile neutropenia

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics showed no clear difference in time to recovery from fever (lower values signify better outcomes) compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics vs antibiotics alone

Time to withdrawal from ATB (lower values signify better outcomes) · people with chemotherapy‐induced febrile neutropenia

Benefits and harms of CSF plus antibiotics showed no clear difference in time to withdrawal from ATB (lower values signify better outcomes) compared with antibiotics alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment or placebo

Wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) · Women who had normal vaginal births

It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic vs control plus antibiotic

Adverse effects [2 weeks to 6 months] · Children with otitis media with effusion

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in adverse effects [2 weeks to 6 months] compared with control plus antibiotic (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic vs control plus antibiotic

Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in hearing loss [2 months]1 compared with control plus antibiotic (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic vs control plus antibiotic

OME resolution at short‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion

Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic leads to higher OME resolution at short‐term compared with control plus antibiotic (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review