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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

197 questions · 212 findings · 20 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 37 · 17.5%GRADE not reported 19 · 9%Very low 25 · 11.8%Low 35 · 16.5%Moderate 67 · 31.6%High 29 · 13.7%

Enhancing vaccination access vs no intervention or another intervention

Home visit with encouragement to receive influenza vaccination compared to home visit with safety intervention · people aged 60 years and older living in the community

Enhancing vaccination access showed no clear difference in home visit with encouragement to receive influenza vaccination… compared with no intervention or another intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Enhancing vaccination access vs no intervention or another intervention

Home visit by nurse or group sessions with encouragement to receive influenza vaccination plus care plan developed with physician compared to no intervention · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
1 finding from 1 review

Provider‐ or system‐based interventions vs no intervention or another intervention

Posters in clinic displaying influenza vaccination rates to encourage doctors to compete plus postcards to participants compared to no intervention · people aged 60 years and older living in the community

Provider‐ or system‐based interventions leads to higher posters in clinic displaying influenza vaccination rates to… compared with no intervention or another intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Provider‐ or system‐based interventions vs no intervention or another intervention

Posters in clinic displaying influenza vaccination rates to encourage doctors to compete plus postcards to participants compared to posters alone · people aged 60 years and older living in the community

Provider‐ or system‐based interventions showed no clear difference in posters in clinic displaying influenza vaccination rates to… compared with no intervention or another intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Live zoster vaccine vs placebo

Cumulative incidence of herpes zoster, 3.1 years · healthy older adults aged ≥ 60 years

Live zoster vaccine probably leads to lower cumulative incidence of herpes zoster, 3.1 years compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Live zoster vaccine vs placebo

Participants with adverse events: 1 or more serious adverse events regardless of type of storage of the vaccine Clinical or laboratory criteria · healthy older adults aged ≥ 60 years

Live zoster vaccine showed no clear difference in participants with adverse events: 1 or more serious adverse events… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Recombinant zoster vaccine vs placebo

Cumulative incidence of herpes zoster at least 3.2 years · healthy older adults aged ≥ 60 years

Recombinant zoster vaccine probably leads to lower cumulative incidence of herpes zoster at least 3.2 years compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Final diagnosis of at least one episode of AOM · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age

Xylitol probably leads to lower final diagnosis of at least one episode of AOM compared with control (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Hospitalisation ‐ not reported · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Mortality ‐ not reported · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Number of days missed at school or daycare ‐ not measured · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Cost ‐ not measured · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Gastrointestinal adverse events · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age

Xylitol showed no clear difference in gastrointestinal‐related adverse events compared with control (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Antibiotic administration · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age

Xylitol showed no clear difference in antibiotic administration compared with control (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children with HIV infection ‐ isoniazid prophylaxis only · children with HIV infection aged 12 years and under

The intervention showed no clear difference in incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children with HIV infection ‐… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review