Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy excluded) administered before and/or after tooth extraction vs Placebo
Outcome not reported · Patients undergoing tooth extraction for severe dental caries or periodontal disease in general dental practice (non-third-molar / decayed…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · women undergoing caesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal wound infection compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Endometritis · women undergoing caesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal endometritis compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal serious infectious complications · women undergoing caesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on infant · women undergoing caesarean section
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · Women undergoing elective cesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal wound infection compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Endometritis · Women undergoing elective cesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal endometritis compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal serious infectious complications · Women undergoing elective cesarean section
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on infant · Women undergoing elective cesarean section
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution or reduction in severity of any other dental complication: systemic infections (measured by number of episodes after treatment for dental complications under antibiotic prophylaxis) · people with thalassaemia (any age)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intrapartum fever needing treatment with antibiotics · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical complications ‐ wound infection · patients with colorectal surgery
Antibiotic leads to lower surgical wound infection (SWI) compared with no antibiotic/placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bacteriuria · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic probably leads to lower bacteriuria compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bacteremia · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic probably leads to lower bacteremia compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fever · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic probably leads to lower fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
UTI · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic probably leads to lower UTI compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospitalization · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic probably leads to lower hospitalization compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse event · patients submitted to transrectal prostate biopsy
Antibiotic showed no clear difference in adverse event compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dropouts due to adverse events · adults receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
It is very uncertain whether topical prophylaxis changes dropouts due to adverse events compared with no topical prophylaxis (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gastrointestinal adverse events · adults receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
Topical prophylaxis showed no clear difference in gastrointestinal adverse events compared with no topical prophylaxis (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review