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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,123 questions · 2,188 findings · 243 reviews

No studies found 493 · 22.5%GRADE not reported 160 · 7.3%Very low 600 · 27.4%Low 474 · 21.7%Moderate 364 · 16.6%High 97 · 4.4%

Azithromycin vs doxycycline

Adverse events Men and women · men and non‐pregnant women with symptomatic (uterine cervicitis and urethritis), or asymptomatic genital CT infection, diagnosed by cell…

Azithromycin probably leads to lower adverse events Men and women compared with doxycycline (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Azithromycin vs doxycycline

Clinical failure Men · men and non‐pregnant women with symptomatic (uterine cervicitis and urethritis), or asymptomatic genital CT infection, diagnosed by cell…

Azithromycin showed no clear difference in clinical failure Men compared with doxycycline (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Doxycycline vs quinolones

Microbiological failure Men · men and non‐pregnant women with symptomatic (uterine cervicitis and urethritis), or asymptomatic genital CT infection, diagnosed by cell…

It is very uncertain whether doxycycline changes microbiological failure Men Doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 7… compared with quinolones (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Quinolone vs macrolides

Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs tetracycline

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Macrolide showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more exacerbations… compared with tetracycline (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolides vs tetracycline

Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Macrolide+tetracycline vs macrolides

All‐cause serious adverse events 60 weeks (end of study) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether macrolide+tetracycline changes all‐cause serious adverse events 60 weeks (end of study) compared with macrolide (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review