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
Allergic adverse events · adults receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
It is very uncertain whether topical prophylaxis changes allergic adverse events compared with no topical prophylaxis (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall mortality · adults receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours
Topical prophylaxis showed no clear difference in overall mortality compared with no topical prophylaxis (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pelvic infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Other serious infections · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative fever · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total adverse effects · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes total adverse effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Urinary tract infection · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pelvic infection · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Other serious infections · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total adverse effects ‐ not reported · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Abdominal surgical site infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower abdominal wound infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Urinary tract infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of any ocular infection within 1 month following corneal abrasion · children and adults with corneal abrasion
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low