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2,261 questions · 2,280 findings · 114 reviews · Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders

No studies found 856 · 37.5%GRADE not reported 58 · 2.5%Very low 550 · 24.1%Low 502 · 22%Moderate 271 · 11.9%High 43 · 1.9%

Digital technology vs usual care

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis

Digital technology showed no clear difference in number of pulmonary exacerbations: number of participants… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Digital technology vs usual care

New micro‐organisms: number of participants in whom new organisms are detected · adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis

Digital technology probably leads to lower new micro‐organisms: number of participants in whom new organisms… compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation (Colobreathe®) vs tobramycin

Pulmonary exacerbations · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation… showed no clear difference in pulmonary exacerbations: number of pulmonary exacerbations compared with tobramycin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation (Colobreathe®) vs tobramycin

Survival: number of deaths · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation… showed no clear difference in survival: number of deaths compared with tobramycin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation (Colobreathe®) vs tobramycin

Adverse events: number of treatment related adverse events · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: colistimethate dry powder for inhalation… may leads to higher adverse events: number of treatment related adverse events compared with tobramycin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review