Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Macrolide showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more exacerbations… compared with tetracycline (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause serious adverse events 60 weeks (end of study) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
It is very uncertain whether macrolide+tetracycline changes all‐cause serious adverse events 60 weeks (end of study) compared with macrolide (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in baseline trough FEV1 · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality 60 weeks (end of study) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
It is very uncertain whether macrolide+tetracycline changes all‐cause mortality 60 weeks (end of study) compared with macrolide (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of people experiencing one or more exacerbations, Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity (as reported by trialists), including emergence of atypical bacteria, Number of participants colonised with Pseudomonas aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Quinolone showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more exacerbations… compared with tetracycline (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Quinolone showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more exacerbations… compared with macrolide (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · adults with bronchiectasis
Macrolides probably leads to lower ≥ 1 exacerbation compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · adults with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review
SGRQ Total SGRQ (Total) Score. Scale from: 0 to 100. Lower score indicates better quality of life. · adults with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review
Change in SGRQ total score · adults with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbation frequency · children with bronchiectasis
Macrolides may leads to lower exacerbation frequency compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospitalisation (any cause) · children with bronchiectasis
Macrolides showed no clear difference in hospitalisation: all‐cause compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · children with bronchiectasis
Macrolides showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · children with bronchiectasis
1 finding from 1 review