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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,121 questions · 2,186 findings · 242 reviews

No studies found 493 · 22.6%GRADE not reported 158 · 7.2%Very low 600 · 27.4%Low 474 · 21.7%Moderate 364 · 16.7%High 97 · 4.4%

Summary of findings: monoclonal antibody KB001‐A vs placebo

Need for antibiotics time to need for antibiotics · children (12 or over) and adults with cystic fibrosis and lung infection

Summary of findings: monoclonal antibody KB001‐A showed no clear difference in need for antibiotics time to need for antibiotics compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc vs placebo

Pulmonary exacerbations number of participants requiring IV antibiotics · children with cystic fibrosis

Summary of findings: Zinc supplementation showed no clear difference in pulmonary exacerbations number of participants requiring IV… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc vs placebo

Need for antibiotics days of antibiotic use · children with cystic fibrosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Zinc supplementation changes need for antibiotics number of days on IV or oral antibiotics compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regimens containing quinolone vs regimens containing cephalosporin

Adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to discontinuation of therapy · women with PID

It is very uncertain whether regimens containing quinolone changes adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to… compared with regimens containing cephalosporins (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regimens containing nitroimidazole vs no nitroimidazole

Adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to discontinuation of therapy · women with PID

Regimens containing nitroimidazole showed no clear difference in adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to… compared with no nitroimidazole (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs regimens containing quinolone

Adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to discontinuation of therapy · women with PID

It is very uncertain whether regimens containing clindamycin plus aminoglycoside changes adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to… compared with regimens containing quinolone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs regimens containing cephalosporin

Adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to discontinuation of therapy · women with PID

It is very uncertain whether regimens containing clindamycin plus aminoglycoside changes adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to… compared with regimens containing cephalosporin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regimens containing macrolides (azithromycin) vs regimens containing tetracycline (doxycycline)

Adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to discontinuation of therapy · women with PID

Regimens containing macrolides (azithromycin) showed no clear difference in adverse events: any antibiotic‐related adverse event leading to… compared with regimens containing tetracycline (doxycycline) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral azithromycin vs control

Antibiotic resistance · people (any age) with active trachoma

Oral azithromycin led to lower antibiotic resistance Proportion of samples showing evidence of… compared with control; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antibiotics for trachoma 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    4 studies · 1354 participants
    GRADE not reported

Intervention not reported

Number of participants who experienced any adverse effects related to antibiotics · Women undergoing excision of the cervical transformation zone for cervical neoplasia

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes number of participants who experienced any adverse effects related… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) vs usual care

Antibiotics used by patients · patients (or parents of child patients) with acute upper respiratory tract infections

Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) probably leads to lower antibiotics used by patients compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) vs usual care

Antibiotics prescribed by clinicians · patients (or parents of child patients) with acute upper respiratory tract infections

Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) may leads to lower antibiotics prescribed by clinicians compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review