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2,016 questions · 2,067 findings · 222 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 471 · 22.8%GRADE not reported 108 · 5.2%Very low 570 · 27.6%Low 458 · 22.2%Moderate 363 · 17.6%High 97 · 4.7%

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Cure · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) showed no clear difference in cure compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Adverse events · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes adverse events compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes need for cardiac surgical interventions compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Uncontrolled infection · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes uncontrolled infection compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fosfomycin plus imipenem vs vancomycin

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with infective endocarditis due to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

It is very uncertain whether fosfomycin plus imipenem changes all‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at… compared with vancomycin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fosfomycin plus imipenem vs vancomycin

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with infective endocarditis due to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

It is very uncertain whether fosfomycin plus imipenem changes need for cardiac surgical interventions compared with vancomycin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Partial oral treatment vs conventional intravenous treatment of endocarditis on the left side of the heart (on native or prosthetic valves) and bacteraemia

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with endocarditis on the left side of the heart (on native or prosthetic valves) with bacteraemia for Streptococcus, Enterococcus…

It is very uncertain whether partial oral treatment changes all‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at… compared with conventional intravenous treatment of endocarditis on the left side… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review