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
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
Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 3 to 7 · patients with acute sinusitis
Oral corticosteroids may leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 4 to 14 ‐ Co‐treatment with antibiotics · patients with acute sinusitis
Oral corticosteroids may leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Death: high‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Death: Low/middle‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Deafness · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Deafness: high‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Deafness: low‐income countries · patients treated for acute bacterial meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Death · patients treated for S. pneumoniae meningitis
1 finding from 1 review
Time to resolution of acute illness · children with acute pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
Number of days in hospital (duration of hospitalisation) · children with acute pneumonia
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality rate ( · children with acute pneumonia
Vitamin D showed no clear difference in mortality rate ( compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants given an antibiotic prescription at index consultation  · people with acute respiratory infections
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality within 28 days · people with acute respiratory infections
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants in need of a hospital admission within 28 days · people with acute respiratory infections
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical recovery · people with acute respiratory infections
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
Number of participants given an antibiotic prescription within 28 days · people with acute respiratory infections
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical recovery · people with acute respiratory infections
2 findings from 1 review